Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Noatak Kaiaks, plate #718
Date: 1928
Accession #: 2009.11.718
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 17 3/4 x 22 in., image: 11 3/8 x 15 1/2 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: The Curtis family was looked down upon by society now that Edward and Clara were divorced. The divorce was so scandalous that when his daughter, Florence, applied to a sorority, while at the University of Washington, she was turned away. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)