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Karok Baskets
Karok Baskets
Karok Baskets

Karok Baskets

Artist (American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver (American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1923
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions17 3/4 × 22 inches (45.1 × 55.9 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/4 × 16 1/2 inches (33.7 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.13.4
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextIn this image, Edward S. Curtis displayed the cultural objects of the Karok. They are a native people of northwestern California. Curtis composed an array of baskets. They are outside against a leaf background. He probably chose the setting to provide good lighting. The location also emphasized the natural origin of the baskets’ materials. Curtis described some of the materials. He mentioned hazel rod and roots of pine. He did not identify the individual basket makers. However, his photogravure conveys the community’s tradition of making beautiful objects for use. Connect with R.W. Fichter’s DC’s Prints on Porch and C.M. Russell’s Friend Goodwin [Philip R. Goodwin].
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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Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1912
Photographed by Rebecca Hamel
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1924
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1912
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1899
Photographed by Rebecca Hamel
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1924
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1904
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1907
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1903
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1906
The Storm - Apache
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1906
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1903
Photographed by Tom DuBrock
Edward S. Curtis
copyright 1903