Edward S. Curtis
(1868 - 1952)
Red Plume - Piegan (Variant)
cyanotype
on verso: Piegan

A profile view of Red Plume is the frontispiece, featured image, in Volume VI. Curtis wrote that when Red Plume was a boy, about 1850, the Piegan Sun Dance camp formed a circle fully a mile in diameter, with the lodges placed close together, many deep, and children as well as horses frequently became lost in the maze of lodges.
7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.69 x 14.61 cm.)
Edward S. Curtis
Private Collection(s)
The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection, 1999

Literature:
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Simon & Schuster, 2000, p. 187.

This print is in excellent condition overall. The right print margin edge has an uneven torn-edge deckle, which is common in Curtis' vintage cyanotypes. VERSO: There is minor discoloration at the lower corners on verso. The print recto is not affected.

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