Edward S. Curtis
(1868 - 1952)
A Hopi Man, 1904
platinum print
Signed, in brown ink at lower right on print recto: Curtis (faint)
Copyright blind stamp, at lower left on print recto (pointed ends): COPYRIGHTED 1904 BY E.S. CURTIS
In negative at lower left on print recto: X1091-04

Negative Date: 1904
Print Date: 1904
Hopi, Southwest

In the years that followed receiving J.P. Morgan's commission, Curtis demonstrated a particularly deep interest in the Hopi and Navajo peoples of the Southwest. His time among the Hopi was extensive and allowed opportunity for even more focus on great portraiture as is evident in this study.
7 1/2 x 5 13/16 in. (19.05 x 14.76 cm.), Single Mount: 7 7/8 x 6 1/16 in. (42.86 x 15.4 cm.)
Provenance:
Edward Curtis Studio
Private Collector(s)
The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection, 2001

Exhibited:
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian (64 print exhibit), 2009, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI (Curtis' birthplace)
Edward S. Curtis: 100 Masterworks, 2016
Beauty, Heart and Spirit (64 print exhibit), Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH, 2017

Publication History - Print:
Edward S. Curtis One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/Prestel Publishing, 2015, Page 78

Publication History - Image:
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 12, Plate 429
Edward S. Curtis: The Great Warriors, Bulfinch Press, 2004, Plate 98
Native Nations, Bulfinch Press, 1993, Page 135
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Simon & Schuster, 2000, Page 117
Edward S. Curtis One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/Prestel Publishing, 2015, Pages 21, 78

This print is in excellent condition overall. A formal, detailed condition report is available upon request.

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