Southern Diegueño House
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1924
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions17 3/4 × 22 inches (45.1 × 55.9 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 17 inches (34.3 × 43.2 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 17 inches (34.3 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.15.22
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis documented houses made by the native Californians. In his books he often described materials and methods. In a letter to a friend, his wording was harsher. He noted that “practically all Indians suffered seriously at the hands of the settlers and government.” Yet Curtis found that “the Indians of this state suffered beyond comparison.” He wrote about attacks by settlers. These attacks caused many Californian Indians to be without homes. “Thus the Indians became a people without even camping places which they could call their own.”
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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