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EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Chief of the Desert, Navajo.
Orotone, the plate measuring 13
5
/
8
x10
5
/
8
inches (34.6x27 cm.), the frame
17x14
1
/
4
inches (43.2x36.2 cm.), with Curtis’ signature in the plate; in the original frame with a
Curtis Studio label on verso. 1904
[12,000/18,000]
From A Private Collector, 1970s; to the Louis K. Meisel Gallery, NewYork, NewYork.
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EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
A Zuñi Governor.
Orotone, the plate measuring 13
1
/
2
x10
1
/
2
inches (34.3x26.7 cm.), the frame 19x16
inches (48.3x40.6 cm.), with Curtis’ signature and copyright in the plate; in the original frame. 1905
[6,000/9,000]
From A Private Collector, 1970s; to the Louis K. Meisel Gallery, NewYork, NewYork.