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Purchase from the most extensive source of Edward S. Curtis copper photogravure plates, vintage prints and re-strike prints from the original copper - an historic, one-of-a-kind documentation of Native Americans.
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The Curtis Gallery in Monterey, CA presents the Edward Sheriff Curtis ‘Collector’s Exhibition’, a presentation of Curtis’ one-of-a-kind photogravure plates, representing the images of tribes visited by Curtis during his preparations for his master work – The North American Indian – The Vanishing Race.
Director's Combo of the Week
Substitute Sacred Head Dress - Piegan
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Copper Plate & Vintage Print Combination
Vintage Print - Printed in 1910
The combo consists of the volume copper plate and the vintage print made from the copper plate by Curtis. The Combo beautifully illustrates the process that Curtis mastered using the volume copper plate as the negative from which to make the vintage print.
**Copper Plate & Vintage Print Combos are excluded from other discounts and are only available framed. (A $900 value)
LUMMI
The Lummi, also known as Lhaq’temish meaning "people of the sea", live in western Washington. Salmon fishing was a large part of their lives, leading to the development of a technique called...
COWLITZ
The Cowlitz tribe is native to the state of Washington. They hunted and fished year round and harvested roots and fruit seasonally. Curtis created a total of one (1) copper photogravure plate...
COWICHAN
The Cowichan tribe are from the Cowichan Valley region on Vancouver Island. They are part of the Coast Salish People. Curtis created twenty-seven (27) photogravure plates during his visits...
CHIMAKUM
The Chimakum lived in Washington between Hood Canal and Discovery Bay. Today, Chimakum are enrolled in three Federally recognized tribes. Curtis created a total of three (3) copper...
EMBARKING - KUTENAI
Plate 250 from portfolio 7 is titled “Embarking” and depicts a woman in a canoe pulled up to a rocky shore with a woman standing on the shoreline. Edward Curtis took this photograph near the southern end of Flathead lake in Montana where...
KLICKITAT BASKETRY
Basketry was a true form of expression for the women of the Klickitat tribe. “They spoke with their hands and made their deepest inner thoughts come to life,” says Jane Gargas of the Yakima Herald.
CONTACT THE CURTIS GALLERY
Karen Deaton, Managing Director of the Curtis Gallery, is available to discuss these one-of-a-kind offerings, either via telephone (831-920-1405) or e-mail (karen@curtisgallery.com). If you're in the area, please visit our Monterey, California gallery location to view the collection in person. We look forward to hearing from you.