Middle Calf, Piegan

1900

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names
Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

The image shows a close-up view of a person's head and upper shoulders. The individual is facing the camera, with their shoulders covered by a thick woolen blanket with broad stripes. The person has a strong, deeply lined face with pronounced cheekbones and focused, deep-set eyes. Their short tousled hair is visible under the blanket. The person is not wearing any jewelry or holding any objects. The background is plain and dark.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, upper left above imagein brown ink: Plate 202; across bottom below image: MIDDLE CALF-PIEGAN From Copyright Photograph 1900 by E.S.Curtis Photogravure John Andrew & Son; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: ESC/6419; lower right in graphite: ESC-15494

Markings

on negative: Curtis / Copyright / 1900 / 50

Wikidata ID

Q64147275

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