Cheyenne girl – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Cheyenne girl brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cheyenne girl
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A young Cheyenne girl, shown in traditional clothing and jewelry, is the focus of this portrait made around 1905 by Edward S. Curtis. It was published as plate 212 in the supplement to volume six of *The North American Indian*, Curtis's multivolume survey that appeared between 1907 and 1930. Curtis aimed to document Native American peoples before what he considered their traditional ways disappeared, and his portraits often emphasized dress, ornament and composed dignity. Today the image is valued for its detail in the girl's clothing and jewelry, though historians also read Curtis's posed and staged portraits with a critical eye.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Curtis no. 261-05. LC no. 63. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, Suppl. v. 6, pl. 212. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910. Cheyenne Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910. Jewelry--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,672 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222170 |
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