
Edward S. Curtis American, 1868-1952
The Chief Of Crater Lake, 1904
Goldtone
11 x 14 inches, 14 x 19 inches in original Curtis LA Studio frame.
Signed in the negative "Curtis LA" lower right with Curtis copyright symbol
Provenance
Kale Family CollectionA brilliant example of the rare Goldtone image of The Chief of Crater Lake in the original Curtis Los Angeles Studio frame.
This Goldtone is one of the only 15 percent that were produced by Curtis which had both perfect exposure and a near flawless emulsion.
The image itself is luminous and brilliant, neither too dark nor too light, representing the perfect and most desired exposure to be found in the Goldtone process.