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Klamath Indians - Photograph; Cyanotype
Accession #: 2962.884
Title: Klamath Indians
Object Type: Photograph; Cyanotype
Participants:
Physical Description: Cyanotype photograph dry mounted on matboard. The image of a person in a canoe with reeds in the foreground.
Description: Cyanotypes, noted for their blue tint, were inexpensive, simple to make and often used in the field by Curtis to proof negatives. None of these images were published in The North American Indian, but are like images seen in Volume 13: The Hupa. The Yurok. The Karok. The Wiyot. Tolowa and Tututni. The Shasta. The Achomawi. The Klamath. Because of the nature of cyanotypes and Curtis' use of these prints, very few have survived, but he most likely made one of these prints for each of the 40,000 negatives he exposed for this project.
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
American Indian (Diversity); Photograph (Artwork); Seascape (Artwork->Subject); Figurative (Artwork->Subject)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions HxW 9 1/2 x 7 1/2"
Mat Dimensions HxW 10 x 12 "
Materials/Techniques:
paper (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Klamath Indianas Northern Calif. 1922
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Museum Transfer, Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983
Copyright:
public domain
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