Edward Sheriff Curtis
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1868–1952
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
DateNovember 21, 1903
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsImage (at open): 7 1/8 × 5 1/2 in. (18.1 × 14 cm)
 Sheet (at open): 7 1/8 × 5 1/2 in. (18.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Endowment
Object number2020.126
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceVictor F. Germack and Lori Shepard Germack, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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