Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Vanishing Race - Navajo

ArtistAmerican, 1868–1952
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Vanishing Race - Navajo
Date1904
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsImage: 12 7/16 × 16 1/8 in. (31.6 × 40.9 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2014.932
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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAuction; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed label on verso backboard, upper left: THE CRONIN GALLERY / 2008 PEDEN HOUSTON, TEXAS 77019 //// EDWARD CURTIS // PLATINUM OR SILVER BROMIDE PHOTOGRAPH // THE VANISHING RACE // C. 1900

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