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Lot 139 A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF EXCEPTIONAL CURTIS OROTONES
These superb orotones by Edward Curtis were originally in the collection of J.F. Douglas, an affluent property owner in Seattle in the first decades of the twentieth century. An enthusiast of Native American culture, Douglas championed Curtis's work and provided the photographer with space in which to work - in a building now known as the 'Curtis Building' on the corner of 4th and University - as well as a measure of financial support for on-going projects such as The North American Indian. Lots 140-144 were given to Douglas by Curtis in lieu of rent, and have remained in the care of succesive generations of the Douglas family.
These superb orotones by Edward Curtis were originally in the collection of J.F. Douglas, an affluent property owner in Seattle in the first decades of the twentieth century. An enthusiast of Native American culture, Douglas championed Curtis's work and provided the photographer with space in which to work - in a building now known as the 'Curtis Building' on the corner of 4th and University - as well as a measure of financial support for on-going projects such as The North American Indian. Lots 140-144 were given to Douglas by Curtis in lieu of rent, and have remained in the care of succesive generations of the Douglas family.
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
Closed5 April 2012
Price Realised
USD 50,000