Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Red Cloud – Ogalala†, plate #103
Date: 1905
Accession #: 2009.11.103
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 22 1/8 x 18 1/8 in., image: 15 3/4 x 11 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: Curtis kept in touch with his children after an emotional Christmas reunion in 1927. He made sure to write letters to his grandchildren to keep in touch as well. In one letter, written to his two grandsons Jimmy and Ted, Curtis wrote from the point of view of his cat. His talented storytelling capabilities soared throughout the letter and even at the end where he included the cat’s “signature”– its paw dipped in ink and smeared across the paper. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)