The Pima Woman
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1907
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/2 × 18 1/4 inches (57.2 × 46.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (45.1 × 32.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (45.1 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.2.6
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextVolume Two documented nine tribes. Curtis located them in Arizona Territory and into Mexico. The Pima, Qahátĭka, Mohave, and Yuma were some of the people included. Curtis documented their food. “This picture gives also an idea of the size attained by the giant cactus, or saguaro.” (suh-wah’-roe) “The fruit of the saguaro, or giant cactus . . . forms a very important source of the food supply of the tribes of southern Arizona. This fruit is of about the size of a small pear, and is very sweet.”
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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