Edward S. Curtis
1926 (ca)
Bear BullùBlackfoot
[The North American Indian, vol. 18, plate 640]

Photogravure
15 5/16 x 11 7/16 ins
 
George Eastman Museum
Curtis manipulated the contents of scenes for pictorial effect and removed or retouched all evidence of the modern world in an effort to recreate an authentic past that was in the process of slipping away.
 
LL/33243