Nez Perce Babe / Edward Sheriff Curtis

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Accession Number: 1997/1.160
Title: Nez Perce Babe
Artist: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1868 - 1954
Medium and Support: photogravure on dark cream wove paper
Object Creation Date: 1900
Credit Line: Gift of Stephen M. Taylor
Inscription: Inscribed in the plate, below image, in engraving: From Copyright Photograph 1900 by E. S. Curtis; l.r.: Photogravure John Andrew & Son; l.l.: NEZ PERCE BABE; u.l.: Plate 266; verso, u.l., in graphite: 195PR(B); Watermark: none visible
Dimensions: 54.5 cm x 44 cm (21 7/16 in. x 17 5/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: bound; flowers; infant; native american
Secondary Keywords: child; figures; modern and contemporary art; people and occupations; plants; religion; religions; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 930 x 1342
File Size: 82 KB
Record: 1997/1.160
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.160/1997_1.160.jpg

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Full citation: "Nez Perce Babe; Edward Sheriff Curtis." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.160/1997_1.160.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.