Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Canon Del Muerto – Navaho, plate #29
Date: n.d.
Accession #: 2009.11.29
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
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 published Scenic Washington, a magazine that displayed his photographs, in 1898, in hopes that people would purchase his work. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)