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Plate 168 from the portfolio 'The North American Indian', volume 5, The Mandan. The Arikara. The Atsina. Fewer than 300 sets were printed according to the Curtis Legacy Foundation. A fine photogravure portrait on a large sheet. The image is approximately 15.5 by 10.25 inches, printed on larger sheet and now handsomely mounted behind Tru-Vue conservation glass in hardwood frame measuring 30 by 24 inches. An extremely fine example, there is no damage to the plate whatsoever and the mounting and frame are also in fine condition.

Edizione: an impressive portrait from the famous north american indian portfolio. inscribed in plate, upper left: plate 168, titled in plate, lower left, eagle child - atsina. inscribed in plate, lower center. from copyright photograph 1908 by e.s. curtis, and inscribed in plate, lower right. photogravure john andrew & son. a striking image, eagle child is one of the best-known photographs from the collection.<br> edward curtis devoted nearly 30 years of his life to creating one of the masterpieces of 20th-century publishing, the north american indian. the publication has been called “the most gigantic undertaking since the making of the king james edition of the bible” and “the most exquisite book art of our time.” each set contains more than 2,200 photos taken by curtis. a complete set of the north american indian is comprised of twenty individually bound books, each with an average of 250 pages and 75 photogravure images, and twenty accompanying portfolios, each with an average of 36 large image plates housed in a folding case.<br> eagle child was an adult atsina (gros ventre) man living in montana, when curtis photographed him in 1908. the image shows him in traditional attire and is one of several individual portraits curtis made of members of this tribe. curtis recorded only a small piece of his biography. he was born somewhere east of the little rocky mountains of montana and as a young man went to war against the black feet.