Edward S. Curtis: Folding Screen Book
- ISBN-10
- 0811802795
- ISBN-13
- 9780811802796
- Series
- Edward S. Curtis
- Category
- Indians of North America
- Pages
- 12
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-10
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books LLC
- Author
- Edward S. Curtis
Description
From Curtis' epic collection, The North American Indian, come 20 evocative images, displayed against a richly-textured background and fashioned after an early 20th-century studio portfolio, in a spectacular, 12-panel folding screen. A brief text describes Curtis' illustrative career.
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