United States, Arizona, Tohono O'odham (Papago)
1907
Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Image: 11 7/16 × 15 9/16" | Sheet: 17 15/16 × 21 1/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, Arizona
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis is titled Carlos Rigs, Papago Chief and dates from the inaugural year of The North American Indian (1907–1930). The Tohono O'odham, known historically as the Papago or "Desert People," are one of the oldest continuously inhabiting cultures of the Sonoran Desert of present-day southern Arizona and northern Mexico. Carlos Rigs is identified as a chief, a named individual of considerable standing within his community at a moment of profound change in the indigenous Southwest.
The portrait is among Curtis's early close-format work on Dutch Van Gelder paper, presenting the sitter with directness and tonal depth characteristic of his finest photogravure production. Named chief portraits from the first year of the project carry significant documentary weight, combining identified historical figures with Curtis's considered early approach to portraiture. The print is in collector condition with private Tucson provenance.
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United States, Arizona, Tohono O'odham (Papago)
1907
Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Image: 11 7/16 × 15 9/16" | Sheet: 17 15/16 × 21 1/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, Arizona
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis is titled Carlos Rigs, Papago Chief and dates from the inaugural year of The North American Indian (1907–1930). The Tohono O'odham, known historically as the Papago or "Desert People," are one of the oldest continuously inhabiting cultures of the Sonoran Desert of present-day southern Arizona and northern Mexico. Carlos Rigs is identified as a chief, a named individual of considerable standing within his community at a moment of profound change in the indigenous Southwest.
The portrait is among Curtis's early close-format work on Dutch Van Gelder paper, presenting the sitter with directness and tonal depth characteristic of his finest photogravure production. Named chief portraits from the first year of the project carry significant documentary weight, combining identified historical figures with Curtis's considered early approach to portraiture. The print is in collector condition with private Tucson provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
