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Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Basket Carrier
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Photographed by Tom DuBrock

Basket Carrier

Artist (American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver (American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1899
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/2 × 18 inches (57.2 × 45.7 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (44.5 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.9.20
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label Text“When a heavy burden is to be borne, the tumpline crosses the forehead and the bearer walks stooping.”
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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