Horse Capture Atsina Tribe 1972 Original Folio Edward S. Curtis
Horse Capture, half-length portrait, facing right, hair in
braids with feathers in back, wearing a beaded necklace with two talons and a
buckskin shirt; the barrel of rifle on left. Horse Capture is great-grandfather
of the former museum director and historian George P. Horse Capture.
Horse capture is taken in profile and shows the typical way
Atsina men style their hair. His dress is intricately made with patterns and
fringes as well as fur details. Brightly lit so it stands out is a gun barrel
at his side.
Description by Edward Curtis: Born near Milk River in 1858.
When about fifteen years of age he went with a war-party against the Piegan,
but achieved no honor. From their camp at Beaver creek the Atsina sent out a
war-party which came upon two Sioux. Remaining hidden in a coulee, the warriors
sent an old man out as a decoy. When the Sioux charged him, the rest of the
Atsina rushed out and killed them both. During the fight Horse Capture ran up
to one of the enemy, who was wounded, in order to count coup, when one of his
companions dashed in a head of him and was killed by the wounded Sioux. Horse
Capture than counted first coup on the enemy and killed him. He married at the
age of twenty-five.
Vintage 1972 offset print sepia toned photo engraving in
excellent condition guaranteed authentic.
Photographed by Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952).
Edwards is a renowned photographer of the American West and the Native American
Indian.
Print is an authentic sepia toned offset lithographic print made directly from the original circa 1895 - 1918 Edward S. Curtis gravure plate.
Print was original issued in a bound photo engraved compilation "Portraits from North American Indian Life" Printed on a medium
weight rag type art paper, matte finish, printed in the U.S.A.
Sheet size: 14.5” X
18”, Image size estimated 11 x 15.5”.
This is an authentic vintage 1972 offset lithographic print
on art paper made directly from the original circa early 1900's photogravure
plate by the renowned photographer of the Native American Indian, Edward S.
Curtis. This is not a photogravure or chemical process print - it is a vintage
photo-mechanical offset print (also known as a photo engraving) made directly
from the original pre 1920 Edward S. Curtis photogravure plate. Rare and long
out of print, the now famous 1972 printing of these photo lithograph plates
marked the first time since the early 20th century that these iconic Native
American images have been faithfully reprinted from the original large Curtis
photogravure plates.
Condition: Clean sheet. See photos.
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