A Piegan Dandy
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1900
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 × 18 1/4 inches (55.9 × 46.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/4 × 12 1/2 inches (43.8 × 31.8 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/4 × 12 1/2 inches (43.8 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.6.26
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextVolume Six covered the Piegan, Cheyenne, and Arapaho. The Piegans, Bloods, and Blackfoot are closely related. Curtis wrote that they are “designated collectively as Blackfeet.” Curtis photographed this Piegan man in 1900. That year he accompanied George Bird Grinnell to the Blackfeet reservation. Grinnell encouraged Curtis to think expansively. At the site, the photographer saw a community of people. They kept traditional ways. The trip inspired Curtis to begin his project.
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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