Alchĭsé - Apache
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1903
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/4 × 18 1/2 inches (56.5 × 47 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 12 inches (44.5 × 30.5 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 12 inches (44.5 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.1.6
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextAlchĭsé was Chief of the White Mountain Apache. Curtis described him as “a well-known character, having been a scout with General Crook.” Curtis quoted Colonel Cooley, head of the scouts under Crook, who said, “A braver man than Alchĭsé never lived.”
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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