Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)A Son of the Desert - Navaho (from Volume I of 'The North American Indian'), 1904
Large-format photogravure, printed 1907; with printed title, copyright credit, 'Plate 32', and 'Photogravure John Andrew & Son' in the margin.
15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (40 x 29.5 cm.)
sheet 24 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (63.1 x 48.9 cm.)
FootnotesNotes
In The North American Indian, Edward Curtis's caption for this portrait reads: 'In the early morning this boy, as if springing from the earth itself, came to the author's desert camp. Indeed, he seemed a part of the very desert. His eyes bespeak all of the curiosity, all of the wonder of his primitive mind striving to grasp the meaning of the strange things about him.' (Portfolio I, Plate 32)
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)A Son of the Desert - Navaho (from Volume I of 'The North American Indian'), 1904
Large-format photogravure, printed 1907; with printed title, copyright credit, 'Plate 32', and 'Photogravure John Andrew & Son' in the margin.
15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (40 x 29.5 cm.)
sheet 24 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (63.1 x 48.9 cm.)
FootnotesNotes
In The North American Indian, Edward Curtis's caption for this portrait reads: 'In the early morning this boy, as if springing from the earth itself, came to the author's desert camp. Indeed, he seemed a part of the very desert. His eyes bespeak all of the curiosity, all of the wonder of his primitive mind striving to grasp the meaning of the strange things about him.' (Portfolio I, Plate 32)
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