The Ethnologist as explorer, 1904 – Antique Wall Art
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(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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The Ethnologist as explorer, 1904 comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Ethnologist as explorer, 1904
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Edward S. Curtis himself is the figure at the center of this picture, which casts him as an explorer and ethnologist heading into the field in 1904. The image is a halftone reproduction published in 1985 as an illustration in Barbara A. Davis's biography of Curtis, where it appears on page 37. Curtis spent much of his career recording Native peoples of North America, and his work among the Navajo in Arizona, with its focus on spiritual life, reflects his ambition to document traditions he believed were disappearing. The image is worth noticing for how it presents the photographer as the adventurer rather than the people he photographed.
| Created / published | [published 1985] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone. |
| Genre | Portraits 1900-1910 Reproductions 1980-1990.Book illustrations 1980-1990.Halftone photomechanical prints 1980-1990. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Edward S. Curtis, The life and times of a shadow catcher / by Barbara A. Davis. Chronicle Books, c1985, p. 37. |
| Subjects | Curtis, Edward S.,--1868-1952. Indians of North America--Arizona--Spiritual life--1900-1910. Navajo Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-186175 |
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