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Fish Spearing-Clayoquot

1915

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

The image shows a person in a canoe, standing and holding a pole, which they dip into the water. The person's facial features are not visible, and they are wearing a garment with a sash tied around the waist. The canoe is on calm water with a background of distant landforms and a mountain range.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photogravure
Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

image: 38.58 x 20.48 cm (15 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
sheet: 55.88 x 47.78 cm (22 x 18 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2006.133.49.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Dan and Mary Solomon

Inscriptions

Signed, on image, lower right in black ink: Curtis; on sheet, lower left in blue ink: XI Fish Spearing; in graphite: vol 11 - 392

Wikidata ID

Q64147282

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