Edward S. Curtis
(1868 - 1952)
A Snake Priest - Hopi (Variant), 1900
platinum print
Signed, in black ink at lower right on print recto: Curtis
Copyright blind stamp, at lower left on print recto (pointed ends): COPYRIGHTED 1900 BY E.S. CURTIS
Studio blind stamp, at lower left on mount recto: THE CURTIS STUDIO SEATTLE
In negative at lower left on print recto: X672
Copyright Info in the negative, lower left on print recto: COPYRIGHT 1900 BY E. S. CURTIS
In black ink script at upper left of mount verso: X2505 The Medicine Man (Slow Bull) Sioux

Negative Date: 1900
Print Date: 1900
Hopi, Southwest
7 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (19.69 x 14.92 cm.), Single Mount: 13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.29 x 25.40 cm.)
Edward S. Curtis Studio, Seattle
Private Collection(s)
The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection, 2001

Exhibited:
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian (176 print exhibit), 2000

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

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