Edward Curtis Studio Portraits. CURTIS, EDWARD S. 1868-1952. A group of three orotone portraits, comprising: Quentin Roosevelt. In period frame with The Curtis Studio Seattle label on backing. Anna B. McDowell ('Little Nell'). Signed in the negative 'Curtis L.A.' Manford Magnuson. In period frame. Presented by Mag Magnuson to Dr. Billy Utley with presentation inscription on backing: 'To--The Curtis Addict--Collector of Orotones. My true friend Bill Utley. Mag '81.' Each framed (unexamined out of frame), each approximately 3 x 4 in. (7.6 x 10.2 cm). Provenance for the lot: From the Collection of Dr. Billy Utley. Edward Curtis started shooting commercial portraits in his Seattle studio in the 1890s, and when he moved his studio to the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, he began taking headshots and actor portraits. He was commissioned by the era's elite, and took portraits of President Theodore Roosevelt, J. P. Morgan, Cecil B. DeMille, and Shirley Temple. 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