Cahuilla House in the Desert
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1924
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 3/4 inches (55.9 × 45.1 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (34.3 × 42.5 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (34.3 × 42.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.15.14
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis wrote about the construction of Cahuilla houses. They had “flat roofs, perpendicular sides, and rectangular floor-space.” The houses had mesquite posts and beams for the framework. He noted “wormwood shoots, mesquite-bark, leaves, and earth for the walls and roof.” The Cahuilla are a Southern Californian 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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