Tewa Girls
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1921
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 × 22 3/4 inches (45.7 × 57.8 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 × 16 3/4 inches (33 × 42.5 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 × 16 3/4 inches (33 × 42.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.12.36
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextRecent scholarship on Curtis points to this work as an example of the photographer’s interest in Indian arts. The young women display a blanket against the wall of the adobe building. They set up painted pots on the stair. The girls seem to present the works as potential items for sale. The growing tourist industry looked for authentic Indian arts.
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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