In a Piegan Lodge
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1910
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 1/4 × 22 1/4 inches (46.4 × 56.5 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 number2013.2.6.6
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis photographed Little Plume with his son Yellow Kidney. “The picture is full of suggestion of the various Indian activities.” Curtis called attention to the pipe and accessories on the tobacco cutting board. He mentioned objects hanging from the lodge-poles. Curtis noted the buffalo-skin shield and the long medicine-bundle. He cited the eagle-wing fan and deerskin objects.
In the original version of the photograph, an alarm clock sat among the traditional Indian objects. Before he printed the photogravure, Curtis altered the image. He deleted the clock. In the finished work, no modern object intrudes.
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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