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Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952), “At the Old Well of Acoma,” gold tone AKA Curt-Tone photograph on glass. An Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, woman or girl sits on a rock and watches as a second figure dips a pottery vessel into a body of water, with rocky cliffs beyond. Signed and with Los Angeles (“LA”) copyright insignia lower right. Housed in the original Curtis-designed “batwing” frame. Glass: 11 in. H x 14 in. W. Frame: 15 in. H x 18 3/4 in W. Negative date 1904. Note: This image was reproduced in “The North American Indian 1907-1930,” portfolio 16, p. 571. Curtis’s original caption in that publication reads: “Members of Coronado’s army of explorers in 1540 and Espejo in 1583 noted the ‘cisterns to collect snow and water’ on the rock of Acoma.”
CONDITION:
Orotone with minor abrasions with losses to edges, largest to lower left, 3/4 inch x 1/2 inch, plus fogginess along left edge that extends 1-inch into image. Minor cracking to frame, primarily to the corners, plus white pigment spatter along upper edge, primarily visible from above.
