Edward S. Curtis
(1868 - 1952)
Group of Three Photogravures: The Whaler - Clayoquot, 1915 + Spearing Salmon - Wishham, 1909 + The Fisherman - Wishham, 1909
The Whaler - Clayoquot, 1915
photogravure on Japanese gampi tissue with original Van Gelder overmat
inscribed in plate, upper right: Plate 394
titled in plate, lower left: THE WHALER - CLAYOQUOT
inscribed in plate, lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1915 by E.S. Curtis
inscribed in plate, lower right: Photogravure John Andrew & Son
sheet: 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.); frame: 29 x 25 x 3/4 in. (73.7 x 63.5 x 1.9 cm.)

Spearing Salmon - Wishham, 1909
photogravure on Japanese gampi tissue with original Van Gelder overmat
inscribed in plate, upper right: Plate 276
titled in plate, lower left: SPEARING SALMON - WISHHAM
inscribed in plate, lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1909 by E.S. Curtis
inscribed in plate, lower right: Photogravure John Andrew & Son
sheet: 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.); frame: 25 x 29 x 3/4 in. (63.5 x 73.7 x 1.9 cm.)

The Fisherman - Wishham, 1909
photogravure on watercolor paper (see condition report)
inscribed in plate, upper right: Plate 274
titled in plate, lower left: THE FISHERMAN - WISHHAM
inscribed in plate, lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1909 by E.S. Curtis
inscribed in plate, lower right: Photogravure John Andrew & Son
sheet: 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.); frame: 29 x 25 x 3/4 in. (73.7 x 63.5 x 1.9 cm.)

The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection

Publication History - Image:
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 11, Plate #394
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 8, Plate # 276
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 8, Plate # 274

The Whaler - Clayoquot, 1915
This print is in very good condition overall.

Spearing Salmon - Wishham, 1909
This print is in very good condition overall.

The Fisherman - Wishham, 1909
This print is in very good condition overall.
The etching stock is atypical for a vintage Curtis photogravure.
Possibly done by the Charles Lauriat Co. after acquiring the rights to The North American Indian in 1935. It's also possible this is a restrike, meaning that it is a photogravure made from the original copper plate, but created sometime after the plates were discovered in the early 1970's.
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