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Edward S. Curtis Collector’s Exhibition
The Curtis Gallery is pleased to welcome you to our Edward S. Curtis ‘Collector’s Exhibition’, a presentation of Curtis’ photogravure plates, representing the images of tribes visited by Curtis during his preparations for his master work – The North American Indian – The Vanishing Race.
These one-of-a-kind, historical and unique copper plates represent the photogravure technology that preceded film, and, because of these various attributes, have become important collectible choices. Such is illustrated by a Curtis photogravure plate auction by Sotheby’s in September 2014.
The Curtis Gallery will be featuring these photogravure plates from October 2019 thru June 2020, and during those months more than 100 tribes will be presented. A small selection of vintage prints will also be available.
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot were a powerful buffalo-hunting tribe of the northern plains, with most of their settlements in Montana, Idaho, and Alberta. The Blackfeet were composed of three closely related bands...
Kobuk
The Kobuk people lived in villages scattered along the Kobuk river. Their territory extended along the river to points on each side midway between the Noatak and Kobuk, and Selawik and Kobuk rivers...
Sarsi
The Sarsi are a North American tribe who resided near the upper Saskatchewan and Athabaska rivers in the present provinces or Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. The Sarsi adopted...
CROSSING THE PEND D'OREILLE - KALISPEL
Kalispel people are thought to have come from British Columbia, Canada. In the 18th century, Blackfeet people pushed them from the Great Plains to Pend d’Oreille River and Lake Pend Oreille. The town of Kalispell...
Flathead Mother
In volume 7, page 70 of The North American Indian – The Vanishing Race, you’ll find this photograph of a Flathead Mother. The Flathead originally lived in an area west of Billings, Montana extending to the continental divide...
A ZUNI GIRL
Portfolio plate number 613 of “A Zuni Girl” was taken by Edward S. Curtis in 1903. Her hair is cut short and she is wearing a woven blanket. She is embellished in necklaces of various beads and squash blossoms as well as...
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) or at our Monterey, California gallery location, should you be nearby or visiting the area.