United States, New Mexico, Zuni
1903
Photogravure on Japanese vellum
Image: 15 1/2 × 11 1/2" | Framed: 25 3/4 × 20 1/4"
Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis depicts a young Zuni sitter and is titled in the plate as A Zuñi Girl, identified as Plate 613. The lower center inscription records the original Curtis copyright photograph of 1903, and the lower right inscription identifies the photogravure printing by Suffolk Engraving Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The plate inscriptions provide a complete production record for the print.
The portrait centers on the sitter's face, woven garment, and layered jewelry, presenting the image with the formal stillness characteristic of Curtis's work. Japanese vellum is among the finer presentation papers associated with Curtis editions, giving the print a warm, luminous tonal quality. As a Zuni subject, the work belongs within the Southwestern portion of Curtis's larger photographic and publication project.
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United States, New Mexico, Zuni
1903
Photogravure on Japanese vellum
Image: 15 1/2 × 11 1/2" | Framed: 25 3/4 × 20 1/4"
Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis depicts a young Zuni sitter and is titled in the plate as A Zuñi Girl, identified as Plate 613. The lower center inscription records the original Curtis copyright photograph of 1903, and the lower right inscription identifies the photogravure printing by Suffolk Engraving Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The plate inscriptions provide a complete production record for the print.
The portrait centers on the sitter's face, woven garment, and layered jewelry, presenting the image with the formal stillness characteristic of Curtis's work. Japanese vellum is among the finer presentation papers associated with Curtis editions, giving the print a warm, luminous tonal quality. As a Zuni subject, the work belongs within the Southwestern portion of Curtis's larger photographic and publication project.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
