Edward S. Curtis - "Klamath Type" (Plate 237), c. 1911-1913 Photogravure

A rare early-20th-century photogravure from Edward S. Curtis’s landmark series The North American Indian—hand-pulled from the original copper plates over a century ago. Museum quality historical print!

Photogravure on vellum paper, printed c. 1911–1913

Printed by John Andrew & Son, Boston

From The North American Indian, Volume VII

This portrait, titled Klamath Type, depicts a man of the Klamath people of southern Oregon and northern California.

Part of Curtis’s monumental twenty-volume chronicle The North American Indian, this hand-pulled photogravure was created from the original copper plates and printed between 1911 and 1913 in a limited edition of approximately five hundred sets.

Curtis devoted more than three decades to documenting Indigenous cultures across North America—work that endures as one of the most ambitious photographic projects in American history.

Beautifully framed and matted in solid oak, a timeless presentation that echoes the natural elegance of the work itself. Print approx. 13"x18", frame 19.5"x25".

Available through Root Adorned Gallery — Bend, Oregon.