Edward Curtis Orotone. CURTIS, EDWARD S. 1868-1952. Vanishing Race, c.1904. Orotone, signed in the negative ('Curtis'), in period frame (unexamined out of frame). 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Overall 14 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (37.5 x 42.5 cm) Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Billy T. Utley. The image is Plate 1 in Volume I of The North American Indian. According to Curtis, 'the thought that this picture is meant to convey is that the Indians as a race, already shorn of their tribal strength and stripped of their primitive dress, are passing into the darkness of an unknown future.' Literature: Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. I, p. 36 Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing