On the Banks of the Missouri

1908

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names
Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

John Andrew & Son

Printer, American, founded 1869

This image shows a landscape with a steep, eroded cliff. A lone figure stands at the top of the cliff. The horizon is in the middle, where water meets land in the distance. The water reflects light gradients. The color palette is monochromatic with warm brown tones. The textures of the cliff and water surface are detailed.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.9 × 13.5 cm (7 7/16 × 5 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.7 × 23.8 cm (12 1/2 × 9 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.185

  • Volume Title

    The North American Indian

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Smith Gallery, Tucson, AZ); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 5-front; lower left below image printed in black ink: ON THE BANKS OF THE MISSOURI; lower center below image: From Copyright Photograph 1908 by E. S. Curtis; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: 5-F

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