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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF EXCEPTIONAL CURTIS OROTONES
These superb orotones by Edward Curtis were originally in the collection of J.F. Douglas, an affluent property owner in Seattle in the first decades of the twentieth century. An enthusiast of Native American culture, Douglas championed Curtis's work and provided the photographer with space in which to work - in a building now known as the 'Curtis Building' on the corner of 4th and University - as well as a measure of financial support for on-going projects such as The North American Indian. Lots 140-144 were given to Douglas by Curtis in lieu of rent, and have remained in the care of succesive generations of the Douglas family.
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
Details
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
oversized orotone
signed, copyright credit and date (in the image); descriptive Curtis Studio label affixed (on the frame backing)
overall: 23 x 27½in. (60 x 71cm.); original Curtis Studio frame
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
oversized orotone
signed, copyright credit and date (in the image); descriptive Curtis Studio label affixed (on the frame backing)
overall: 23 x 27½in. (60 x 71cm.); original Curtis Studio frame
Provenance
From the artist;
to J.F. Douglas;
by bequest to the present owner
to J.F. Douglas;
by bequest to the present owner
Literature
Cardozo, ed., Native Nations: First Americans as Seen by Edward S. Curtis, Little, Brown and Co., 1993, p. 30
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