Edward S. Curtis, Untitled (Mother and Child) - Hopi (Unpublished), ca. 1900

Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952

Untitled (Mother and Child) - Hopi (Untitled/Unpublished), ca. 1900
gold-toned printing-out-paper print (GTPOP)
signed in the negative lower left: Curtis / X741

negative date: ca. 1900
print date: ca. 1900

For a very short period beginning around 1898–99, Edward S. Curtis produced a small group of gold-toned printing-out-paper prints for exhibition and sale. Made by exposing delicate, light-sensitive paper beneath a negative, usually in sunlight, then processing and gold-toning it, these prints typically have a luster surface and rich reddish-brown tones, yielding fine details and delicate tonal gradations. Few survive, making them rare examples of Curtis's early photographic artistry.