Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Print the Vanishing Race, 1904

About the Item
- Creator:Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952 (Photographer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
- Style:Native American (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:1904
- Condition:In very good vintage condition with light chipping to backing paper at frame corner (does not affect the image) and some light spotting in sky area where print appears to have been attached to backing paper (please see photos). Fantastic overall.
- Seller Location:Studio City, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2254321623632
Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Edward S. Curtis is arguably the most influential photographer of the American West. His work unquestionably ranks among that of the most important photographers of the 20th century.
Curtis was first and foremost; an extremely gifted and sophisticated artist whose work had the duality of being an incredible artistic creation at the same time as being a document of a people. He was uniquely able to create, out of whole cloth, a lasting vision of the American Indian that never existed before it was first seen through his photographic lens.
Edward Curtis produced images of the American Indian that convey a dignity, a universal humanity and a certain remaining majesty that transcend literally all other work ever done on the subject. In his photographs we see images that are uniquely able to stand alone in the world of photography.
Beginning in 1898 and continuing through 1928, Curtis dedicated his life to documenting the traditional lifeways and cultures of 128 American Indian tribes living west of the Mississippi River, from Alaska to the Mexican border.
Curtis was a genius of an artist possessed by a singular obsession to preserve the traditional lifeways of the American Indian.
Astonishingly, focusing all his immense talents over a staggering 30-year period, Curtis accomplished what he set out to do; he did save the traditional lifeways of these Native Peoples but at tremendous personal cost. It cost him his marriage, it cost him his health, and it cost him any possible financial stability he might ever have had.
In spite of all this, he persevered and left a body of work never to be equaled in the field of photography.
Find authentic Edward S. Curtis photography on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Bruce Kapson Gallery)
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Studio City, CA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Edward S. Curtis Original Signed and Stamped Silver Toned Platinum Print, 1906By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Studio City, CAAn original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "The Piki Maker" The print is hand signed in ink, blind-stamped with Curtis' embos...Category
Antique Early 1900s American Native American Photography
MaterialsPaper
- Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Photograph Hopi Weaver, 1899By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Studio City, CAAn original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "Hopi Weaver"(sometimes known as "The Weaver"). Curtis was famed for his work with the Native American peoples of the American West at the turn of the century. This image features a male Hopi elder weaving a blanket - an exclusively masculine occupation at the time. This platinum print is hand-signed in ink, blind-stamped with Curtis' embossed studio copyright stamp, and dated 1899. The negative number ("X 743") can possibly also be imperceptibly/faintly seen written by Curtis on the lower-left edge. The photo is mounted on a single, handmade lightweight paper typical of other mounted Curtis photos...Category
Antique 1890s American Native American Photography
MaterialsWood, Paper
- Steve Schapiro Signed Original Photograph Print of John F. & Jacqueline KennedyBy Steve SchapiroLocated in Studio City, CAA historic and iconic, richly toned, silver gelatin photograph by prolific and renowned photographer Steve Schapiro. Signed, stamped and titled ("John and Jacqueline Kennedy Washington, D.C. 1963") by the artist. The print has been professionally matted and framed with museum glass. Schapiro's photographs have appeared in such international magazines as life, look, time, newsweek, rolling stone, vanity fair, sports illustrated, people and Paris match...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
MaterialsPaper
- Nobuyoshi Araki Double Signed Original Flower Floral Polaroid Photograph PrintBy Nobuyoshi ArakiLocated in Studio City, CAA very engaging, unique, and alluring work by famed Japanese photographer and contemporary artist Nobuyoshi Araki from his 1990s flower series. This original one-of-a-kind polaroi...Category
1990s Japanese Modern Photography
MaterialsPaper
- Graham Nash Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Print "Why?", 2003Located in Studio City, CAAn engaging photographic image by famed British musician and photographer Graham Nash (from the folk-rock supergroups Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). Nash's ...Category
Early 2000s American Modern Photography
MaterialsWood, Paper
- Jan Saudek Signed Silver Gelatin Photographic Print "A Maidservant's Story"By Jan SaudekLocated in Studio City, CAA riveting, early, limited edition photographic print by internationally renowned Czechoslovakian art photographer Jan Saudek. This print is signed, dated (1977) and numbered (8 of 2...Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Modern Photography
MaterialsPaper
- Original Edward S. Curtis Photogravure, "The Klamath Hunter" 1923By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Colorado Springs, COPresented is a beautiful photogravure showing a Klamath man hunting from a dugout canoe. This image is Plate 458 from Volume 13 of Edward Curtis' epic project The North American Indi...Category
Vintage 1920s American Photography
MaterialsPaper
- "Three Chiefs, Blackfoot, Montana" by Edward S. Curtis, Platinum Print, 1900By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Colorado Springs, COPresented is a rare, platinum Master Exhibition Print of Edward Curtis’ The Three Chiefs. Typical of Curtis’ Master Exhibition Prints, this platinum print is double-mounted, signed, with an embossed copyright credit and date stamp. His numeric notation “52-00” is in the photographic negative. Curtis photographed The Three Chiefs during his two weeks on a Blackfoot reservation in the summer of 1900. The photograph depicts three Piegan men in traditional dress on horseback, situated next to a small stream with an expansive cloud-filled sky behind them. The Piegans were the largest group in the Blackfoot Confederacy and still retained a majority of their original culture when Curtis visited the tribe. It reportedly took Curtis several days to find the perfect prairie backdrop and riders for this photo, yet his patience paid off. The image was pivotal in enabling Curtis to form his vision for his next project - his ambitious 20 volumes “North American Indian”publication. This print is believed to be one of only three oversized, platinum Master Exhibition Prints of this image in existence. It was printed by Curtis specifically for his East Coast exhibition tour of 1905-1906. Curtis chose only a small number of what he believed to be his finest negatives to produce prints for the show. He never again mounted an exhibition of his work, nor produced such distinctive, large-format platinum prints. “The extraordinary rarity of The Three Chiefs becomes clearer when viewed in the context of other Master Exhibition Prints, principally the 108 in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, the largest collection in existence. The Museum, however, is missing a number of early, iconic images, including The Three Chiefs. It has long been assumed that these missing prints were held elsewhere, possibly in the collection of The New York Public Library. This theory has been substantiated by the Curtis scholar, Bruce Kapson, who unearthed a cache of letters from Curtis to J.P. Morgan and to Morgan's librarian, Ms. Bella da Costa Greene in the Pierpont Morgan Library archives in 2007. The correspondence establishes that 58 of the 100 prints in The New York Public Library's collection are actually Master Exhibition Prints, specifically selected by Curtis for J.P. Morgan as the best examples of his work. A typed letter, dated March 1907, from Ms. Greene to Curtis states: 'I enclose herewith a list of Indian photographs which you sent to Mr. J.P. Morgan'. The letter is accompanied by a handwritten list of 58 photographs, including The Three Chiefs (print number 52.) Morgan donated this group of prints to The New York Public Library in 1912.” (Christie’s Live Auction 1893 Catalog, 2007). Curtis’ platinum prints make up less than 1/2 of 1% of all of the work he created. Curtis’ platinum prints were created only for exhibition or direct sales to patrons and they were always made by Curtis himself. One significant dealer in Curtis prints...Category
Antique Early 1900s American Photography
MaterialsPaper
- "Porcupine - Cheyenne" by Edward S. Curtis, 1911By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Colorado Springs, COPresented is a fine photogravure portrait of a Cheyenne man with cottonwood leave headdress by Edward Curtis. The image is Plate 216 from Supplementary Portfolio 6 of Edward Curtis' ...Category
Vintage 1910s American Photography
MaterialsPaper
- "Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Colorado Springs, COPresented is a fine photogravure portrait of an Ogalala woman by Edward Curtis. The image is Plate 94 from Supplementary Portfolio 3 of Edward Curtis' epic project The North American...Category
Antique Early 1900s American Photography
MaterialsPaper
- Horst P Horst Signed Photograph of Coco Chanel, Platinum Palladium Print, 1937By Horst P. HorstLocated in London, GBTitle: Gabrielle Coco Chanel Print: Platinum palladium print, printed on Strathmore cotton paper Date: circa 1937 Signature: Signed Horst in Pencil on Recto and Vesrso Created at the height of her fame this is one of the most beautiful photographs of Coco Chanel in which Horst reveals her gentler side. Horst's arrangement of the furnishings, fabrics and lighting creates...Category
20th Century American Art Deco Photography
MaterialsPaper
- "Bear's Teeth - Arikara" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952Located in Colorado Springs, COPresented is a fine photogravure portrait of Bear’s Teeth of the Arikara tribe by Edward Curtis. The image is Plate 154 from Supplementary Portfolio 5 of Edward Curtis' epic project ...Category
Antique Early 1900s American Photography
MaterialsPaper