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Big Head [B] – Antique Wall Art

Big Head [B], c1905. — historic photograph
Big Head [B], c1905.. Historic photograph from the Native Americans collection.

(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 Big Head [B] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Curtis's portrait of a man identified only as Big Head is one of the many studies he made for his multivolume project *The North American Indian*, which he began around 1900 to document Native peoples across the West and Plains before what he believed were fading traditions. The catalog number 295-05 places it among his work from about 1905, when he was producing many individual portraits alongside his photographs of ceremonies and daily life. Curtis often posed his sitters against plain backdrops and paid close attention to lighting and expression, so the image reflects his artistic choices as much as the sitter's appearance. Its tight framing draws the viewer's attention to the face and the details of dress and adornment.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesCurtis no. 295-05. LC no. 91. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsBig Head. Indians of North America--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,747 × 4,677 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222298

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