Art of the Week

2016-Feb-14 On the West Coast of Vancouver Island by Edward S. Curtis

2016-Feb-14 On the West Coast of Vancouver Island by Edward S. Curtis

Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: On the West Coast of Vancouver Island, plate #391
Date: 1915
Accession #: 2009.11.391
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 11 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: Curtis may have passed away at the age of eighty-four in 1952, but his photographs make him and several Native American tribes immortal. Many tribes of today use his photographs as references to continue their traditions. For example, many young Native Americans of the Northwest coast, inspired by the war canoes featured in many of Curtis’ photos, dress in their war gear and paddle to Tacoma, Washington, from Vancouver Island every year. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)

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