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Lot 34

Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
The Potter (Nampeyo) - Hopi

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

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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

The Potter (Nampeyo) - Hopi, 1906
Orotone, signed and copyright insignia in the image.
10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.2cm); original Curtis Studio frame

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Literature
Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. XII, p. 486
Cardozo, Edward Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/ Prestel, 2015, p. 21, fig. 14 and p. 132

Every visitor at East Mesa knows Nampeyo, the potter of Hano, whose creations excel those of any rival. Strangers wander into her house, welcome although unbidden, but Nampeyo only works and smiles. in the plate, her paint-stone occupies the central foreground.
EDWARD S. CURTIS

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