Edward S. Curtis, Wishham Girl, Profile, 1910

Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
Wishham Girl, Profile, 1910
gelatin silver, toned
inscribed in the negative lower left: X3067-10

negative date: 1910
print date: ca. 1910

Edward S. Curtis produced a relatively small body of toned gelatin silver prints for exhibition and sale, using papers with varied textures, weights, and finishes. Although generally less subtle in tonal range than his finest platinum prints, these relatively rare photographs represent an important part of his photographic work.
8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm.), overmat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)

Private Collection, Aspen, Colorado

Literature:
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 8, pl. 279

Edward S. Curtis was an American photographer, ethnographer, and publisher best known for his ambitious lifelong project documenting Indigenous peoples of North America. Working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he produced thousands of photographs as well as audio recordings, notes, and texts that culminated in the monumental publication The North American Indian (1907–1930). Curtis is especially admired for the striking beauty of his photogravures, platinum prints, and goldtones. Today, he remains one of the most recognized and influential figures in the history of American photography.

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