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Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, 1903

  • John Andrew and Son, American, active 1910-1930
  • Edward Sheriff Curtis, American, 1868-1952

Photogravure printed in sepia ink on cream wove paper

  • Image: 15 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (39.1 × 28.3 cm) Plate: 17 1/2 × 12 1/2 inches (44.5 × 31.8 cm) Sheet: 21 7/8 × 17 5/8 inches (55.6 × 44.8 cm)

Gift of Bill and Doris Rauhauser

F1988.138

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Details

Inscribed, in plate, upper right: Plate 256 Inscribed, in plate, lower left: CHIEF JOSEPH-NEZ PERCÉ Inscribed, in plate, lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1903 by E.S. Curtis Inscribed, in plate, lower right: Photogravure John Andrew & Son

1988-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Edward Sheriff Curtis, Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, 1903, photogravure printed in sepia ink on cream wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Bill and Doris Rauhauser, F1988.138.

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