February 16 marks the 150th anniversary of photographer Edward S. Curtis' birth. Curtis, a middle-school dropout who died in relative obscurity, is best known now for his visionary (and budget-breaking) twenty-volume set of photographs and ethnographic descriptions called The North American Indian. Volume one appeared in 1907, with the support of Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan. (Read more about Curtis' life in our 2011 feature.)
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Scarce Vernacular & Fine Art Highlights in Swann’s October Photo Sale
New York—On Thursday, October 19, Swann Galleries will offer Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks, an auction celebrating the narrative qualities of vernacular and fine art photography.
Strong Showing for Edward S. Curtis Photographs at Swann Galleries
New York—On Thursday, April 20, Swann Galleries offered Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, setting records for early and modern works alike. The sale performed well overall, with 71% of works offered finding buyers.
Edgar Allan Poe Tintype at Swann Galleries' Winter Photographs Sale
New York— On Thursday, February 14, Swann Galleries will offer Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, with spectacular examples of the medium representing a range of styles and technological advances, from mid-nineteenth century portraiture to contempora
Edward S. Curtis' "The North American Indian" at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions is delighted to be offering the books and photogravure prints from Edward Sheriff Curtis' anthropological masterpiece, The North American Indian
Fine Books & Manuscripts at Skinner, Nov. 14
BOSTON, Mass. - Oct. 29, 2010 - Skinner, Inc. will host its annual auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 14th in its Boston gallery, located at 63 Park Plaza at 11 a.m. The sale boasts 685 lots of correspondences, first edition books, maps, Audubon prints and more.
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