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Lot 29

Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
The Chief of Crater Lake

30 June – 1 July 2021, 16:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

The Chief of Crater Lake, 1904
Orotone, signed and 'LA' copyright in the image.
14 x 17in (35.5 x 43.2cm); original Curtis Studio frame

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Literature
Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. XIII, p. 538

Crater Lake, a body of water indescribably blue, occupies an extinct crater in the heart of the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon. It is on the boundary of what was formerly the territory of the Klamath Indians, who held it to be especially potent in conferring shamanistic power who there fasted and bathed.
EDWARD S. CURTIS

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