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OROTONE / GOLDTONE EDWARD CURTIS THREE CHIEFS

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OROTONE / GOLDTONE EDWARD CURTIS THREE CHIEFS
OROTONE(GOLDTONE) 7 5/8" x 9 5/8", Edward Curtis (1868-1952), WA. "Three Chiefs-Piegan". Signed lower right. Curtis studio label on the verso. Placed in a period frame. Intent on documenting "the vanishing race" of the Native American Indian, Curtis, already one of the most respected photographers of his time, took on the incredible feat of photographing all major tribes west of the Mississippi, an endeavor which took over 30 years and produced a 20-volume collection entitled "The North American Indian".