Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: A Cupeño Woman, volume 15, p.18
Date: 1924
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: image: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., plate: 9 x 6 7/9 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
Image courtesy of: Northwestern University Library. Edward S. Curtis’ “The North American Indian,” 2003. . Web.
Interesting fact about the Photographer: Curtis’ photographs that were taken on his California trip in 1922 were extremely different than any of his other photos taken earlier in his career. He stopped focusing on the traditions of Indian life. Instead, his California portraits capture the abandonment, betrayal, grief, and untrusting sides of many of the Native Americans. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)