Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Prayer to the Mystery, plate #91
Date: 1907
Accession #: 2009.11.91
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 22 1/8 x 18 1/4 in., image: 15 13/16 x 10 5/16 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: William Myers, Curtis’ assistant in The North America Indian project, continued traveling across the United States in search of information on Native American tribes while Curtis was raising money working on Hollywood movie sets. Myers continued to be intrigued by capturing Native American life even though Curtis had stopped paying him. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)