Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Kwakiutl Houseframe, plate #343
Date: 1914
Accession #: 2009.11.343
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 17 3/4 x 22 1/4 in., image: 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 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 Artist: Edward Curtis’ photographs continue to inspire Native Americans of today long after his death in 1952. Pegi Deam, a tribal council member of the Suquamish Reservation in Puget Sound, is using Curtis’ photographs and a special computer architectural program to recreate the traditional long houses used by many tribes. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)