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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.
Keres
The Keres people from New Mexico are found in seven pueblos, five of which are on the Rio Grande and two that are nearly a hundred miles southwest. Curtis created seventy-nine...
Kalispel
The Kalispel tribe, also known as the Pend d’Oreille, lived on lands that stretched from western Montana into Idaho, eastern Washington and British Columbia, Canada...
Flathead
The Flathead occupied the land of what is now western Montana, U.S. and their territory extended from the crest of the Bitterroot Range to the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. Curtis created a total of...
YUROK CANOE ON TRINITY RIVER
The Yurok canoe is a hollowed section of a redwood log. The aboriginal implements for canoe-making were a stone hammer and an elk-horn chisel for cutting the log and removing a number of slabs in order to...
The Curtis Gallery in Monterey is Open
Edward S. Curtis’ photogravure plates available for purchase. These images represent the images of tribes visited by Curtis during his preparations for his master work – The North American Indian – The Vanishing Race.
KAROK BASKETS
The basketry process of the Karok is always twining. The usual materials are hazel rod for the warp, roots of the digger or the yellow pine for the weft, and Xerophyllum grass for white overlay. The basket maker uses bark of the maidenhair fern for black, and fibers from...
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.