Kaiak Frame, Nunivak

1928

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names
Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

This is a photograph of a wooden canoe frame propped up on a field. The image shows an intricate latticework of a canoe frame resting on wooden supports in an open grassy landscape. The frame's detailed construction is visible, with its elongated shape and curved lines. The grass in the foreground appears slightly windswept. The sepia tone of the photograph emphasizes historical and cultural significance. The open expanse of the field and clear sky beyond suggest an environment large and empty, except for the prominently displayed structure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.8 × 19.1 cm (5 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 24.1 × 31.4 cm (9 1/2 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.48


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Etherton/Stern Gallery, Tucson, AZ); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 14 February 1992; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below image printed in black ink: KAIAK FRAME, NUNIVAK; lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1928 by E.S. Curtis; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 20 300


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