1912 Original Photogravure | Edward Curtis | A Cowichan Mask

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1912 Original Photogravure | Edward Curtis | A Cowichan Mask This is an original large photogravure plate from 'The North American Indian,' Portfolio 6. This potogravure used the original photo and was transferred to an etching plate, then hand inked and pressed into vellum paper. Giving it an etching look rather than a photo. Originally, 500 sets of the 20 volumes were proposed, but only about half or 227 actual sets were produced. Original photogravure were produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son. These publications document indigenous American Indian life in photography and involved a handful of individuals. The 20 volume set pictured Indians of the United States and Alaska. Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930. It was edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. The foreword was writtten by Theodore Roosevelt and field research funded by J. Pierpont Morgan. A true pieceof Native American History. We are honored and fortunate enough to currently have more photogravure by Edward Curtis from "The North American Indian" 20 volume portfolios. Thank you for looking and please add us to your list of favorite sellers. We hope that you will come again. We sell US Series Collector Coins, US Type, World Coin, World and US Currency, Silver, Gold, and occasionally other collectibles. Renton Coin was first established in 1964. Please visit our Ebay store at Visit My eBay Store Guarantee: Unless stated otherwise, all items are unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine and as described. If coins are certified by a 3rd party grading service, then their standards apply. If you are not 100% satisfied and return the item within 60 days we will refund your purchase price. The buyer pays for shipping, handling, insurance charges and return postage.
1912 Original Photogravure | Edward Curtis | A Cowichan Mask​
1912 Original Photogravure | Edward Curtis | A Cowichan Mask​
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1912 Original Photogravure | Edward Curtis | A Cowichan Mask​
This is an original large photogravure plate from 'The North American Indian,' Portfolio 6. This potogravure used the original photo and was transferred to an etching plate, then hand inked and pressed into vellum paper. Giving it an etching look rather than a photo. Originally, 500 sets of the 20 volumes were proposed, but only about half or 227 actual sets were produced. Original photogravure were produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son.
These publications document indigenous American Indian life in photography and involved a handful of individuals. The 20 volume set pictured Indians of the United States and Alaska. Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930. It was edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. The foreword was writtten by Theodore Roosevelt and field research funded by J. Pierpont Morgan.
A true pieceof Native American History.
We are honored and fortunate enough to currently have more photogravure by Edward Curtis from "The North American Indian" 20 volume portfolios.
Thank you for looking and please add us to your list of favorite sellers. We hope that you will come again. We sell US Series Collector Coins, US Type, World Coin, World and US Currency, Silver, Gold, and occasionally other collectibles. Renton Coin was first established in 1964.
Please visit our Ebay store at Visit My eBay Store
Guarantee:
Unless stated otherwise, all items are unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine and as described. If coins are certified by a 3rd party grading service, then their standards apply.
If you are not 100% satisfied and return the item within 60 days we will refund your purchase price. The buyer pays for shipping, handling, insurance charges and return postage.
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