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In the Land of the Apsaroke

In the Land of the Apsaroke - Photogravure
Accession #: 2962.880
Title: In the Land of the Apsaroke
Object Type: Photogravure
Participants:
Apsaalooke' (Crow) (subject)
Physical Description: Photogravure printed on tissue mounted to matboard. Image of 3 figures on horseback on a hillside.
Description: Many people are surprised to learn that Curtis' "photographs" in The North American Indian are not printed from negatives onto photographic paper, but are inked prints made from copper-etched printing plates. This painstaking photogravure method was one technique Curtis used to ensure that his portraits would have a detailed, life-like quality. In photogravure, the plate maker uses acid to etch the photographic image from a glass plate onto a copper plate. The copper plate is then coated with sepia-toned ink and placed in a high-pressure press to print the image onto specially prepared paper. This image did not appear in Edward Curtis' "The North American Indian."
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Figurative (Artwork->Subject); Landscape (Artwork->Subject); Photograph (Artwork); American Indian (Diversity)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions HxW 7 3/16 x 3 5/16"
Paper Dimensions H x W 12 1/2 x 8 "
Materials/Techniques:
tissue (Material)
photogravure (Technique)
Marks/Inscription:
From Copyright Photograph 1908 by E.S. Curtis "IN THE LAND OF THE APSAROKE"
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Museum Transfer, Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983
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