The North American Indian Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Author
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Publisher
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Editor
Frederick Webb Hodge
(American, 1864 - 1956)
Date1908
Mediumink on paper, photogravure on paper; bound brown leather spine and corners with gold embossing on spine, tan fabric boards
Dimensions13 × 10 1/4 × 2 1/8 inches (33 × 26 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.22
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts
DescriptionPima, Papago, Qahatika, Mohave, Yuma, Maricopa, Walapai, Havasupai, Apache-MohaveLabel TextIn "The North American Indian", Volume 2 Purchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
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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Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers June 17, 1845 -- July 3, 1846]
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers May 9, 1846 – October 6, 1846]
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers October 7, 1846 – September 12, 1848]
