Edward S. Curtis "Cañon Hogán - Navaho" Original Vintage Photogravure on Gampi Tissue, 1906, Cardozo Collection

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An original photogravure from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian. Cañon Hogán shows a Navajo hogan, a domed, earth-covered … Read more An original photogravure from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian. Cañon Hogán shows a Navajo hogan, a domed, earth-covered dwelling with a timber-framed doorway, set in tall grass at the foot of a towering canyon wall. Curtis made the photograph in 1906, and it was published in 1907 in Volume 1, the first volume of the series, which covers the Apache, Jicarilla and Navajo. Curtis used the spelling Navaho; today the name is written Navajo.

From Volume 1, facing page 68. Printed on Japanese gampi tissue, one of the three papers used for the original subscriber sets, and still in its original Holland Van Gelder mount. The thin, smooth tissue holds the fine detail of the gravure and gives it a warm tone. Titled in the plate lower left (CAÑON HOGÁN - NAVAHO), with "From Copyright Photograph 1906 by E.S. Curtis" in the plate below the image. The plate mark shows around the image.

Image: 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches. Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches.

Provenance: the Christopher G. Cardozo Collection. The collection's inventory number (CCI2365) and "V 1" are written in pencil on the verso.

A vintage impression from the original publication, not a later restrike. Sold unframed, ready to mat and frame. See less