Sun Dance Encampment - Piegan
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1900
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 1/4 × 22 inches (46.4 × 55.9 cm)
Other (Plate): 8 1/4 × 15 inches (21 × 38.1 cm)
Other (Plate): 8 1/4 × 15 inches (21 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.6.10
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis photographed the Piegan in 1900. “This tribal assembly for the Sun Dance . . . comprised about two hundred and thirty tipis, including a number of visiting Blackfeet and Bloods from Canada. The scene is on the Piegan reservation in northern Montana, near Browning.” The Chief allowed Curtis to take photographs of tribal members who agreed. He could photograph the encampment. He was allowed to watch the Sun Dance. He could not photograph the ceremony.
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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