Little Hawk
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1908
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/2 × 18 1/4 inches (57.2 × 46.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 18 × 9 1/4 inches (45.7 × 23.5 cm)
Other (Plate): 18 × 9 1/4 inches (45.7 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.3.15
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextAlthough Curtis did not plan to be a reformer, he drew attention to Indian poverty and loss of customs in the text volume. “In gathering the lore of the Indian of the plains one hears only of yesterday. His thoughts are of the past; to-day is but a living death, and his very being is permeated with the hopelessness of to-morrow.” He acknowledged the effects of Euro Americans upon Indian life. “Strong sympathy for the Indian cannot blind one to the fact that the change that has come is a necessity created by the expansion of the white population.” He further cited greed as a problem. “That the inevitable transformation of the Indian life has been made many-fold harder by the white man’s cupidity, there is no question.”
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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