Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Sun Dance Encampment – Piegan, plate #192
Date: 1900
Accession #: 2009.11.192
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 x 21 7/8 in., image: 6 1/4 x 13 3/4
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: In the 1930s, the Sun Dance of the Piegan people ceased to exist. However, it was Curtis’ photos that provided a reference for Allan Pard and Jerry Potts, two Piegan Indians of today, which helped them recreate a Sun Dance ritual on their reserve in 1977; the first Sun Dance on the reservation in 75 years. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)