Portfolio VIII, Plate 266: Nez Percé Babe

1905

Tender intimacy emerges through Curtis's portraiture as he documents generational continuity within Native American communities, using soft focus to create an almost ethereal quality.

Medium: photogravure

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Edward S. Curtis, Portfolio VIII, Plate 266: Nez Percé Babe, 1905

Tender intimacy emerges through Curtis's portraiture as he documents generational continuity within Native American communities, using soft focus to create an almost ethereal quality.

Medium: photogravure
Year: 1905
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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