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turbinetree

(24,710 posts) Thu Sep 20, 2018, 11:35 PM Sep 2018

The North American Indian by Edward S Curtis - in pictures

A stunning record of vanishing Native American tribes, one of the earliest complete versions of Curtis’s early 20th-century work, will be offered for auction in its original binding by Swann Auction Galleries in New York on 18 October, with an estimate of $1m-$1.5m

Paul Bellsham

Thu 20 Sep 2018 02.30 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2018/sep/20/the-north-american-indian-edward-s-curtis-in-pictures

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The North American Indian by Edward S Curtis - in pictures (Original Post) turbinetree Sep 2018 OP

This is an amazing piece of work csziggy Sep 2018 #1

Exhibit in my library here cilla4progress Sep 2018 #2

So beautiful, thanks for posting madaboutharry Sep 2018 #3

Wado------------Thank you turbinetree Sep 2018 #4

Thank you for a breathe of fresh air...I have a portrait of An Assiniboin Boy by asiliveandbreathe Sep 2018 #5

Fascinating Bayard Sep 2018 #6

Thank You, turbinetree! Cha Sep 2018 #7

csziggy

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1. This is an amazing piece of work

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2018, 11:41 PM

Sep 2018

Back in the 1970s when working at FSU's Strozier Library, re-shelving books, I found their copy of it and spent a few of my working hours going through it.