A Home in the Mesquite-Chemehuevi

1924, printed 1926

Edward Sheriff Curtis

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Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

The image shows a rustic shelter made predominantly from natural materials like branches and foliage. It is viewed from a slightly elevated angle, providing a clear look at the open entrance. The focus is on the structure and the trees around it, rather than the horizon. The shelter has a roof made of intertwined branches, blending with the vegetation. The color scheme is monochromatic and sepia-toned, creating a vintage feel. The sparse surroundings include trees framing the shelter and various objects and tools nearby, hinting at usage.
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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 1688; stamped, vertical along left edge in black ink: UNIVERSITY / OF ALBERTA LIBRARY

Wikidata ID

Q64147283

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