A Moki Beauty - Edward Curtis - U.S.
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Licensed reproduction of Edward Curtis's 1904 photograph 'A Moki Beauty', printed for the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, framed and in excellent condition, frame 45.5 x 61 cm (image 25 x 40 cm), weight 2.4 kg, USA, from private collection.
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Edward Sheriff Curtis (born February 16, 1868 in Cold Spring, Wisconsin; died October 19, 1952 in Whittier, California) was an American photographer who spent 30 years of his life portraying the customs and practices of North American Native peoples.
Edward S. Curtis sought to photographically depict what he saw as the fading way of life and the traditions of numerous Native American tribes.
During this, around 40,000 photographs were produced of about 80 tribes. In addition, 10,000 language and music recordings as well as numerous biographies.
For almost three decades he traveled across North America.
In his photographs, Curtis often tried to portray the Indians as he imagined them without the ingredients of Euro-American culture. As a child of his time, he succumbed to romantic notions of a fading culture, and in doing so he lost sight of the adaptive dynamics and the tenacity with which the photographed people clung to their culture.
Offered is a print made for the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. The image shows a photograph of a Moki Native American woman and was taken in 1904.
The image is 25 cm wide and 40 cm high. The frame is 45.5 cm wide and 61 cm high.
Edward Sheriff Curtis (born February 16, 1868 in Cold Spring, Wisconsin; died October 19, 1952 in Whittier, California) was an American photographer who spent 30 years of his life portraying the customs and practices of North American Native peoples.
Edward S. Curtis sought to photographically depict what he saw as the fading way of life and the traditions of numerous Native American tribes.
During this, around 40,000 photographs were produced of about 80 tribes. In addition, 10,000 language and music recordings as well as numerous biographies.
For almost three decades he traveled across North America.
In his photographs, Curtis often tried to portray the Indians as he imagined them without the ingredients of Euro-American culture. As a child of his time, he succumbed to romantic notions of a fading culture, and in doing so he lost sight of the adaptive dynamics and the tenacity with which the photographed people clung to their culture.
Offered is a print made for the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. The image shows a photograph of a Moki Native American woman and was taken in 1904.
The image is 25 cm wide and 40 cm high. The frame is 45.5 cm wide and 61 cm high.
Details
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
U.S.
Period
Late 20th century
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
A Moki Beauty - Edward Curtis
Height
61 cm
Width
45.5 cm
Weight
2.4 kg
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Licensed replica
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