Portfolio XII, Plate 405: Watching the Dancers
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Portfolio XII, Plate 405: Watching the Dancers

TitlePortfolio XII, Plate 405: Watching the Dancers
ArtistEdward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952)
Date1905 20th century
Mediumphotogravure
ClassificationPortfolio
OriginAmerica America
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe North American Indian: being a series of Portfolios picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska: Portfolio XII, Plate 405: Watching the Dancers, 1905. Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952), The University Press. Photogravure. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt, 1995.203.32.6
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“Portfolio XII, Plate 405: Watching the Dancers” is a work by Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952), dated 1905. It is executed in photogravure and classified as portfolio. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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