Photogravure on Japanese vellum
inscribed in plate upper left: Plate 613
titled in plate lower left: A ZUÑI GIRL
inscribed in plate lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1903 by E.S. Curtis
inscribed in plate lower right: Photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge, Mass.
15 1/2” x 11 1/2” with frame 25 3/4” x 20 1/4 “
Provenance: Private New Mexico collection
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis depicts a young Zuni sitter and is titled in the plate as A Zuñi Girl. The plate is identified as Plate 613, with the lower center inscription noting the original Curtis copyright photograph of 1903. The lower right inscription records the photogravure printing by Suffolk Engraving Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The portrait centers on the sitter’s face, woven garment, and layered jewelry, presenting the image with the formal stillness associated with Curtis’s work. As a Zuni Pueblo subject, it belongs within the Southwestern portion of Curtis’s larger photographic and publication project. The listing should retain the title’s original “Zuñi” spelling while also using “Zuni” for search clarity.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Photogravure on Japanese vellum
inscribed in plate upper left: Plate 613
titled in plate lower left: A ZUÑI GIRL
inscribed in plate lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1903 by E.S. Curtis
inscribed in plate lower right: Photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge, Mass.
15 1/2” x 11 1/2” with frame 25 3/4” x 20 1/4 “
Provenance: Private New Mexico collection
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis depicts a young Zuni sitter and is titled in the plate as A Zuñi Girl. The plate is identified as Plate 613, with the lower center inscription noting the original Curtis copyright photograph of 1903. The lower right inscription records the photogravure printing by Suffolk Engraving Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The portrait centers on the sitter’s face, woven garment, and layered jewelry, presenting the image with the formal stillness associated with Curtis’s work. As a Zuni Pueblo subject, it belongs within the Southwestern portion of Curtis’s larger photographic and publication project. The listing should retain the title’s original “Zuñi” spelling while also using “Zuni” for search clarity.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
