In the Land of the Sioux
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1905
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 1/4 × 22 1/2 inches (46.4 × 57.2 cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 17 inches (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 17 inches (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.3.21
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label Text“This picture illustrates the general character of the Sioux country.” Curtis wrote a brief comment on the subject of this photogravure. “The broad, rolling prairie is broken by low hills, while here and there lie pools of stagnant water in old buffalo-wallows.” The men are Red Hawk, Crazy Thunder, and Holy Skin. These three Oglala Sioux accompanied Curtis on a trip into the Bad Lands.
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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