United States, Southwest, Yuma
1907
Photogravure on Japanese tissue
Image: 15 1/2 × 10" (39.4 × 25.4 cm) | Framed: 25 1/2 × 20" (64.8 × 50.8 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis is titled Hwaiya, Yuma and depicts the sitter in close view, with the face, hair, and layered beadwork forming the central focus of the composition. The Yuma identification is retained as given, without further cultural attribution beyond what the original title documents. The portrait belongs to Curtis's broader Native American photographic project, situating the work within the Southwest region of that survey.
The print is made on Japanese tissue, a presentation material associated with Curtis's more refined photogravure editions, and carries the soft focus, close cropping, and tonal depth characteristic of his early twentieth-century portrait style. Japanese tissue prints represent a considered production choice, distinct from standard photogravure paper editions. The print is in collector condition with private Santa Fe provenance.
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United States, Southwest, Yuma
1907
Photogravure on Japanese tissue
Image: 15 1/2 × 10" (39.4 × 25.4 cm) | Framed: 25 1/2 × 20" (64.8 × 50.8 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis is titled Hwaiya, Yuma and depicts the sitter in close view, with the face, hair, and layered beadwork forming the central focus of the composition. The Yuma identification is retained as given, without further cultural attribution beyond what the original title documents. The portrait belongs to Curtis's broader Native American photographic project, situating the work within the Southwest region of that survey.
The print is made on Japanese tissue, a presentation material associated with Curtis's more refined photogravure editions, and carries the soft focus, close cropping, and tonal depth characteristic of his early twentieth-century portrait style. Japanese tissue prints represent a considered production choice, distinct from standard photogravure paper editions. The print is in collector condition with private Santa Fe provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
