This print comes from a disbound damaged book from the year 1972.

The plates are beautifully illustrated on medium thick aged  paper stock.

The back of print is blank with a title for picture.

Excellent for matting or framing. A wonderful gift for a friend.

Please note that all my prints are vintage or antique original from a book of that period.
They are not modern day reproductions, copies or reprints.

The prints will be shipped in a stiff envelope and an acid free plastic sleeve with card board
supporting it.

If there is a problem with your print when you receive it, please be sure to contact us before
leaving negative feedback. We are always willing to work with you.

Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 16, 1868 – October 19, 1952) was an American ethnologist and photographer of the American West and of Native American  peoples

In 1885 at the age of 17, Edward became an apprentice photographer in St. Paul, Minnesota.  In 1887 the family moved to Seattle, Washington, where Edward purchased a new camera and became a partner in an existing photographic studio with Rasmus Rothi. Edward paid $150 for his 50% share in the studio. After about six months, Curtis left Rothi and formed a new partnership with Thomas Guptill. The new studio was called Curtis and Guptill, Photographers and Photoengravers

In 1895, Curtis met and photographed Princess Angeline (c. 1820–96), aka Kickisomlo, the daughter of Chief Sealth of Seattle. This was to be his first portrait of a Native American.  In 1898, three of Curtis' images were chosen for an exhibition sponsored by the National Photographic Society

In 1906, J. P. Morgan provided Curtis with $75,000 to produce a series on Native Americans.  This work was to be in 20 volumes with 1,500 photographs. 222 complete sets were eventually published. Curtis' goal was not just to photograph, but to document, as much of Native American traditional life as possible before that way of life disappeared.

He wrote in the introduction to his first volume in 1907: "The information that is to be gathered ... respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of man kind  must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost." Curtis made over 10,000 wax cylinder recordings of Native American language and music. He took over 40,000 photographic images from over 80 tribes. He recorded tribal lore and history, and he described traditional foods, housing, garments, recreation, ceremonies, and funeral customs. He wrote biographical sketches of tribal leaders, and his material, in most cases, is the only written recorded history although there is still a rich oral tradition that documents history]  This work was exhibited at the Rencontres d'Arles festival (France) in 1973.