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In the Land of the Sioux
In the Land of the Sioux
In the Land of the Sioux

In the Land of the Sioux

Artist (American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver (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)
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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An Oasis in the Bad Lands
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1905
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1907
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1908
The Mountain-Sheep Hunter – Sioux
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1904
In the Bad Lands
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1904
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1904
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1907
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1903
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1906
The Storm - Apache
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1906
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1903
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1903