VTG Edward Curtis Print Hopi Chief Original Photogravure Photo 1903 Mat 11x14

Description: Vintage Print: VP940C45 Edward Curtis Print Hopi Chief Original Photogravure Photo 11x14 Print Method: Photogravure(Heliogravure, sheet fed photogravure, lithograph) Color / B&W: Goldtone Print Year: 2001 Origin: USA Orientation: Portrait Image Height: 8.31 ins. Image Width: 5.63 ins. (New) Mount & Mat Board: 100% Cotton, Acid Free, Museum Grade Mount Board. Mount Height: 14.0 ins. Mount Width: 11.0 ins. Standard Frame: 11 by 14 Frame Ready The mount size for print VP940C45 is a standard frame size 11.0 ins wide x 14.0 ins high, which allows you to save money on expensive, custom framing. Please note: this print is also fully matted, making it genuinely frame ready (Although we cannot change the size of the print, if you prefer a different size mount to fit a particular frame size, please contact us before ordering. No charge). The mount and mat are brand new. Artist: Edward Curtis BIO Born: Whitewater, WI, USA, 1868 Died: 1952 Wikipedia " ... Curtis was born on February 19, 1868, on a farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin. His father, the Reverend Asahel "Johnson" Curtis (1840–1887), was a minister, farmer, and American Civil War veteran born in Ohio. His mother, Ellen Sheriff (1844–1912), was born in Pennsylvania. Curtis's siblings were Raphael (1862 – c. 1885), also called Ray; Edward, called Eddy; Eva (1870–?); and Asahel Curtis (1874–1941).[3] Weakened by his experiences in the Civil War, Johnson Curtis had difficulty in managing his farm, resulting in hardship and poverty for his family. ... " Smithsonian " ... Year after year, he packed his camera and supplies—everything he’d need for months—and traveled by foot and by horse deep into the Indian territories. At the beginning of the 20th century, Edward S. Curtis worked in the belief that he was in a desperate race against time to document, with film, sound and scholarship, the North American Indian before white expansion and the federal government destroyed what remained of their natives’ way of life. ... " Library Of Congress " ... In the mid 1890s, Curtis began photographing local Puget Sound Native Americans digging for clams and mussels on the tide flats. One of his earliest models was Princess Angeline, the aged daughter of Sealth, the Suquamish chief after whom Seattle was named. Later, as an official photographer of the 1899 Harriman Expedition, Curtis documented the geological features of the Alaskan wilderness as well as its indigenous population. This was a pivotal experience for Curtis and greatly increased his interest in Native cultures. He visited tribal communities in Montana and Arizona and began in earnest to photograph many other Native Americans in the West, spending more time in the field and less time in his studio. ... " Britannica " ... Curtis took thousands of photographs for The North American Indian—predominantly portraits but also landscapes, still lifes, scenes of everyday life, and more. In an article published in 1914, at the height of his fame, he wrote, “We want the documentary picture of the people and their homeland—a picture that will show the soul of the people.” ... " Vintage Photo Prints Our Store With an online database of more than 17,000 photographers, Vintage Photo Prints has been serving art collectors around the globe since 1982. Visit our store to browse our latest daily arrivals in the gallery. More items in the "Historical Portraits" category Photogravure Process Photogravure Etching Process (Conservation Wiki) " ... A copper plate is dusted with resin powder, then the plate is heated to melt the resin, creating aquatint grain pattern. A thin tissue is coated with gelatin, then sensitized with dichromate. When this tissue is exposed to light in contact with a positive image, gelatin in the area that receives more light (highlights) becomes more insoluble to water copper plate by pressing the gelatin side of the tissue against the plate. The plate is, then washed with warm water to remove soluble gelatin, leaving a thicker layer in highlights and the area with thicker layer. The rest is identical to any intaglio printing process. The plate is inked, depositing more ink in the deeply etched areas and less in shallowly etched areas, thus creating tonal range, then printed on paper as positive image ... "Photogravure Quality (Wikipedia) " ... Photogravure registers a wide variety of tones, through the transfer of etching ink from an etched copper plate to special dampened paper run through an etching press. The unique tonal range comes from photogravure's variable depth of etch, that is, the shadows are etched many times deeper than the highlights. Unlike half-tone processes which vary the size of dot, the depth of ink wells is varied in a photogravure plate. The human eye resolves these fine variations into a continuous tone image ... " EXTRA FINE COLLECTOR CONDITION PRINT with BRAND NEW, professionally dry-mounted MOUNT AND MAT with archival, museum grade, 11.0 ins wide x 14.0 ins high mount board. Vintage Print: VP940C45 is a GENUINE EDWARD CURTIS, PHOTOGRAVURE. It is NOT a copy of any kind nor a digital reprint. It is an AUTHENTIC VINTAGE PRINT made in 2001, ready for a standard 11 by 14 frame, Image size: 5.63 ins wide x 8.31 ins high. GALLERY CERTIFIED with SECURITY ID. Collector Info Authenticity Vintage Print: VP940C45 is a genuine Photogravure print. It is not a modern copy of any kind nor a digital reprint. It is an authentic vintage print made in 2001. Rear Mounted Label The print mount comes with a label fixed to the reverse side of the archival mount-board. The label contains the information needed to confirm the authenticity of the print. There is a QR code on the label which you can scan to go directly to your database page without having to enter the vintage id. The label has a Gallery Security ID. The Security ID on the COA matches the Security ID on the label. Certificate of Authenticity Vintage Print: VP940C45 comes with a signed letter certifying its authenticity. The letter also contains a copy of the label from the back of the print mount (see above) and a matching Security ID. Watermark The VPP watermark in the Ebay Listing is not on the original print and has been added digitally to the listing photo to prevent copying.

Price: 80.26 USD

Location: Woodstock, Illinois

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