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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.
The Klamath
The Klamath people lived in the area around Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath, Williamson, and Sprague rivers in southern Oregon and northern California. The Klamath people were called Eukshikni, meaning “lake people.” Curtis created...
The Tolowa
The Tolowa Tribe is located in the extreme northwest corner of California and had close ties with the people along the Oregon coast and in the Rogue River Valley. While their territory included miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean, the Tolowa were known as...
The Karok
The Karok, meaning “upriver,” are a Northwestern California tribe from Humboldt and Siskiyou counties and is one of the largest tribes in California. Karok men were hunters and fishermen while Karok women gathered acorns and...
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.
FISH WEIR ACROSS TRINITY RIVER - HUPA
The Hupa, like many tribes in the area, fished for salmon in the Klamath and Trinity rivers. One of the methods they used to capture fish was the fish weir, which tribal members would maintain. A fisherman stands on...
The Achomawi Basket Maker
The Achomawi, or Pit River Indians, produce baskets only by the process known as twining, which is true weaving, never by coiling, which is actually a sewing process. In general their baskets have bottoms and sides slightly rounded, openings broad, and depth...
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.