A Hopi Woman
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1905
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 3/4 inches (55.9 × 45.1 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/4 × 12 1/4 inches (43.8 × 31.1 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/4 × 12 1/4 inches (43.8 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.12.13
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextIn 1900, Curtis first visited the Hopi villages in Arizona. It was right after he resolved to document Indian life. He returned at least five other times. “The Hopi are without doubt among the most interesting of our surviving Indians.” They were “one of the very few groups recently living in a state similar to that of a hundred years ago.” “Artist and traveller are invariably entranced with the picturesque desert environment.” Their name for themselves means Peaceable People.
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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