Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

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Edward S. Curtis - Complete Portfolio III - Tribes: Teton Sioux, Yanktonai and Assiniboin - Vintage Photogravure - Portfolio, 1 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches - Edward Curtis (1868-1952) <br>COMPLETE PORTFOLIO III ~ “The North American Indian” <br> <br>Includes images such as: <br>“Plate 103 Red Cloud” <br>“Plate 80 An Oasis in the Badlands” <br>“Plate 84 Slow Bull” <br> <br>COMPLETE PORTFOLIO III (1907): A rare opportunity to acquire a complete portfolio. The complete portfolio we are offering consists of 36 large-format hand-pressed photogravures, paper type: Deluxe Japanese Tissue, 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. <br> <br>Tribes included in the portfolio: Teton Sioux, Yanktonai and Assiniboin <br> <br>Provenance: <br>Library of the University of Oregon <br>Private collector: Private Collector, MI. – Owned by the collector from 1980 to present. <br> <br>“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 $3.5 today. Curtis’ project won support from such prominent and powerful figures as President Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan. <br> <br>We have two complete portfolios at this time. To my knowledge they are the only complete portfolios on the market at this time. Complete portfolios are very rare these days. <br> <br>Curtis’ work stands a monumental photo-ethnographic publishing project and an unrivaled masterpiece of visual anthropology. His images remain indelible in the American consciousness. <br> <br>Here is a link to a documentary about Edward Curtis. It is fabulous. <br>Https://www.makepeaceproductions.com/coming-to-light.html - If you haven’t watched this yet I would recommend taking the time, truly fascinating.
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Title:
Complete Portfolio III - Tribes: Teton Sioux, Yanktonai and Assiniboin
Date:
1907
Size:
Portfolio, 1 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
Medium:
Vintage Photogravure
 
Edward Curtis (1868-1952)
COMPLETE PORTFOLIO III ~ “The North American Indian”

Includes images such as:
“Plate 103 Red Cloud”
“Plate 80 An Oasis in the Badlands”
“Plate 84 Slow Bull”

COMPLETE PORTFOLIO III (1907): A rare opportunity to acquire a complete portfolio. The complete portfolio we are offering consists of 36 large-format hand-pressed photogravures, paper type: Deluxe Japanese Tissue, 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.

Tribes included in the portfolio: Teton Sioux, Yanktonai and Assiniboin

Provenance:
Library of the University of Oregon
Private collector: Private Collector, MI. – Owned by the collector from 1980 to present.

“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 $3.5 today. Curtis’ project won support from such prominent and powerful figures as President Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan.

We have two complete portfolios at this time. To my knowledge they are the only complete portfolios on the market at this time. Complete portfolios are very rare these days.

Curtis’ work stands a monumental photo-ethnographic publishing project and an unrivaled masterpiece of visual anthropology. His images remain indelible in the American consciousness.

Here is a link to a documentary about Edward Curtis. It is fabulous.
Https://www.makepeaceproductions.com/coming-to-light.html - If you haven’t watched this yet I would recommend taking the time, truly fascinating.
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