Chief-Klamath Plate #470 1923

Year1923

Not Signed 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassFramed With Acid Free Matting Plexi 

Purchased fromPrivate Collector 1995 

Story / Additional InfoUnnumbered edition of 264 Volume 13 of 20. The subject of this plate, in deerskin suit and feathered war-bonnet of the Plains culture, is shown against a background of Crater lake and its precipitous rim towering a thousand feet above the water. This photogravure is vintage hand pulled/printed in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co. 

Certificate of AuthenticityNot Authentiated 

LID115747

Edward S. Curtis - United States

Art Brokerage: Edward S. Curtis American Artist: B. 1868-1952. Edward Sheriff Curtis was born near Whitewater, Wisconsin, Edward Sheriff Curtis became one of America's finest photographers and ethnologists. When the Curtis family moved to Port Orchard, Washington in 1887, Edward's gift for photography led him to an investigation of the Indians living on the Seattle waterfront. His portrait of Chief Seattle's daughter, Princess Angeline, won Curtis the highest award in a photographic contest. Having become well-known for his work-with the Indians, Curtis participated in the 1899 Harriman expedition to Alaska as one of two official photographers. He then accompanied George Bird Grinell, editor of Forest and Stream, on a trip to northern Montana. There they witnessed the deeply sacred Sundance of the Piegan and Blackfoot tribes. Travelling on horseback, with their pack horses trailing behind, they emerged from the mountains to view the valley floor massed with over a thousand teepees - an awesome sight to Curtis and one that transformed his life. Everything fell into place at that moment: it was clear to him that he was to record, with pen and camera, the life of the North American Indian. Listings wanted by Art Brokerage.