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Edward S. Curtis — Portfolio VIII, Plate 265: Black Eagle - Nez Percé
Edward S. Curtis

Portfolio VIII, Plate 265: Black Eagle - Nez Percé

1905

Noble bearing and traditional regalia combine in this formal portrait, demonstrating Curtis's skill at creating dignified representations of Native American leadership and identity.

Medium
photogravure

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Edward S. Curtis, Portfolio VIII, Plate 265: Black Eagle - Nez Percé, 1905

Noble bearing and traditional regalia combine in this formal portrait, demonstrating Curtis's skill at creating dignified representations of Native American leadership and identity.

Medium
photogravure
Year
1905
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Monochrome, American, Early Modern, Portrait, Photogravure, Ethnographic, Indigenous

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago