Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)
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Title:
Complete Portfolio V
Date:
1910
Size:
Portfolio, 22 x 18 inches
This complete portfolio consists of 36 large-format hand-pressed photogravures, paper type: Japon Vellum, with original title page list, and an original large folio case: The images were loose as issued in the original brown ¾ morocco portfolio with flaps and ties.
“The North American Indian” took 16 years longer to complete than projected, and exceeded its budget by nearly $1.4 million. A complete set is valued at $1.8 to $2.6 today. Curtis’ project won support from such prominent and powerful figures as President Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan.
Curtis’ work stands a monumental photo-ethnographic publishing project and an unrivaled masterpiece of visual anthropology. His images remain indelible in the American consciousness.
“The North American Indian” took 16 years longer to complete than projected, and exceeded its budget by nearly $1.4 million. A complete set is valued at $1.8 to $2.6 today. Curtis’ project won support from such prominent and powerful figures as President Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan.
Curtis’ work stands a monumental photo-ethnographic publishing project and an unrivaled masterpiece of visual anthropology. His images remain indelible in the American consciousness.