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Series Title: The North American Indian: being a series of Portfolios picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska

Portfolio XX, Plate 694: Woman and Child - Nunivak

1928

Edward S. Curtis

(American, 1868–1952)
published by

The University Press

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Culture
America
Medium
photogravure
Credit Line
Presented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt 1995.203.40.7
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A vertically oriented photogravure in warm sepia tones depicts a woman and child with medium skin tones, pictured from the waist up. Facing us, the woman has her mouth slightly open while holding the child, who looks back with a neutral expression. Both wear thick parkas with large, fur-lined hoods against a woven background. Fine grains and speckled textures blend their forms into the coarse backdrop, creating a soft, unified composition.

Portfolio XX, Plate 694: Woman and Child - Nunivak

1928

Edward S. Curtis, The University Press

(American, 1868–1952)
America

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