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- EDWARD CURTIS OROTONE, THREE CHIEFSEdward
EDWARD CURTIS OROTONE, THREE CHIEFSEdward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952) orotone, "The Three Chiefs." Image depicts three Native American Blackfoot chiefs on horseback, on a Montana prairie under a clouded sky. Curtis signature in the negative lower right with copyright lower left. Orotone is framed in its original Curtis-designed "batwing" frame, and backed in the frame by an advertising broadside promoting a movie based on Curtis's North American Indian project. It reads: "Curtis, Author of the North American Indian tells the intimate story of Indian life with Motion Pictures of esoteric rites / Incomparable Art Slides and thrilling musical scenic effects by Mr. Curtis' Full Orchestra rendering Special Indian Music, arranged by Henry E. Gilbert". Sight - 10 1/4" H x 13 1/4" W. Framed - 15 3/4" H x 18 3/4" W. Circa 1910. Note: "The Three Chiefs" is widely regarded as one of Curtis's most important photographs. He captured the image during a two week stay on a Blackfoot Reservation in Montana during the summer of 1900, and it was published as a photogravure in his documentary venture "The North American Indian". There, Curtis described this particular image as "Three proud old leaders of their people. A picture of the primal upland prairies with their waving grass and limpid streams. A glimpse of the life and conditions which are on the verge of extinction." Provenance: Private East Tennessee collection. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Orotone and broadside are in excellent condition. Very minor abrasions to frame, primarily to the corners.
- Edward Curtis Orotone Canon de Chelly
Edward Curtis Orotone Canon de Chelly Orotone signed by Curtis and copyrighted lower left. Housed in original arts and crafts bronzed gesso and wood batwing frame. With Curtis Studio Seattle Washington descriptive label pasted on back plus attached price tag that reads The price of this Curt-tone is $15.00 and attached Art Shop / Billings Montana framers' tag. Orotone 10.25 x 13.5 in. framed 14 x 17 in. Condition: Small loss to emulsion lower right portion of orotone underneath three riders; few small edge chips in frame; previous owner attached several postage stamps to paper backing of frame.
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