A Cree Woman
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1926
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/8 × 17 3/4 inches (56.2 × 45.1 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (45.1 × 32.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (45.1 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.18.13
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextIn the title of this work, Curtis did not identify this Cree woman by name. In his comments, he wrote that this portrait was “representative of Cree physiognomy.” Physiognomy refers to the facial features. In the text volume, Curtis published another image of this woman. There he identified her as Mawinehikis — “Tries-to-excel” Cree. Both portraits convey a sense of a vivid person. Volume Eighteen documents tribes in the Canadian province of Alberta. It features the Chipewyan. It also includes the Western Woods Cree and the Sarsi.
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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