Portfolio XVII, Plate 596: Ambrosio Martínez - San Juan

1905

Part of Curtis's extensive documentation of Rio Grande Pueblo peoples, this portrait demonstrates his consistent method of formal portraiture that emphasized both individual personality and cultural context.

Medium: photogravure

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Portfolio I, Plate 18: Chideh-Apache

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Art Institute of Chicago

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