Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Black Eagle – Assiniboin, plate #101
Date: 1908
Accession #: 2009.11.101
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 22 15/16 x 18 1/8 in., image: 15 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.
Acquired by: Dubuque Cultural Preservation Committee, an Iowa general partnership, consisting of Dr. Darryl K. Mozena, Jeffrey P. Mozena, Mark Falb, Timothy J. Conlon, and Dr. Randy Lengeling
Interesting fact about the Photographer: While Curtis’ wife, Clara, and son, Harold, came with him on his journey to photograph Native Americans, Harold came down with typhoid in 1907 and was unconscious with a fever for many weeks. Curtis sent his crew to go photograph the Atsina, Mandan, Arikira, and Hidatsa tribes while he and Clara worked to save their son. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)