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3203BBoston
January 25, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) An Oasis in the Badlands

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$6,150$5,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3203BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 25, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)

An Oasis in the Badlands, 1905. Signed "CURTIS" in black ink on the mount l.r., copyright blindstamp l.l. Platinum print, image/sheet size 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (14.7 x 19.5 cm),unframed.
Condition: Tipped to paper mount, lifting at right edge; discoloration and minor wear to mount edges.

N.B. Edward Sheriff Curtis is best known for his Herculean effort to document the North American Indian through photographs and recordings of song and speech. As the western United States was developed, he endeavored to record the vanishing cultures of the land's original inhabitants, creating a body of work that at the time defined the country's popular vision of Native American culture. Curtis began his fieldwork in 1906 with the support of financier J. Pierpont Morgan, and by 1930 he had documented more than eighty tribes and made over 40,000 photographs.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

The edge wear is extremely minor. The toning is consistant and even.


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Keywords

Edward Sheriff Curtis, B. Edward Sheriff Curtis, J. Pierpont Morgan, United States