A Home in the Mesquite-Chemehuevi

1924, printed 1926

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names
Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

This is a photograph of a rustic dwelling made from natural materials. The image shows a simple, sturdy structure constructed from thatched reeds and logs, forming a protective shelter. The entrance is open, revealing the interior of the hut. In front of the structure, there is a ladder leaning against the roof. The ground around the hut is uneven, scattered with natural debris, and surrounded by sparse vegetation, including several trees with thin branches.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

printed, on sheet, upper left above image in brown ink: Plate 516; printed, on sheet, across bottom under image in brown ink: A HOME IN THE MESQUITE - CHEMEHUEVI From Copyright Photograph 1924 by E.S. Curtis Photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge, Mass.; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: CCI 1687

Wikidata ID

Q64147269

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