Lot 73081 · 2023 October 17 Photographs Signature® Auction
The Chief of the Desert
Edward Sheriff Curtis · Orotone, printed by the Curtis Centennial Project, 2001
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- Heritage Auctions — 2023 October 17 Photographs Signature® Auction · 17 October 2023
- Dimensions
- 22 x 18 inches (55.9 x 45.7 cm) (image/plate)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13502909
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Sheriff Curtis, The Chief of the Desert. Heritage Auctions, 17 Oct 2023, lot 73081. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13502909.
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Edward Sheriff Curtis, The Chief of the Desert. Heritage Auctions, 17 Oct 2023, lot 73081. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13502909.
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