Geronimo-Apache
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1907
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/4 × 18 1/8 inches (56.5 × 46 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.1.3
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextGeronimo was a leader of the Apache. He fought against settlers coming into their homeland. Geronimo battled the United States military. He and his band resisted being placed on a reservation. He became a prisoner of war. Geronimo was held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Curtis photographed him when the government brought him east. He rode in a parade for the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt. Geronimo pleaded for return to his homeland in Arizona. Roosevelt refused. Curtis felt fortunate to capture “the old warrior in a retrospective mood.”
ProvenanceAcquired by subscription directly from the artist by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.[1]; purchased December 6, 2012 through (Christies, New York, New York,[2]) by (Arader Galleries, New York, New York); purchased June 10, 2013 through (Arader Galleries, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | [1] This set was stored in the National Geographic Society’s archive housed in the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. | [2] "The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration," December 6, 2012, Christie’s, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, sale 2603, lot 65
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