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Maker:
Kasebier, Gertrude  Search this
Physical Description:
platinum print (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 20.1 cm x 15 cm; 7 15/16 in x 5 7/8 in
Object Name:
platinum print
Date made:
ca 1898
Description:
Waiting to be photographed by New York City photographer Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934), Native Americans traveling with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sketch at a table in her studio on 5th Avenue, about 1898. William "Buffalo Bill" Cody selected nine Indians from his touring show to have their portraits made after receiving a letter of inquiry from Kasebier. The photographer maintained long friendships with a few of the Wild West Show's Indians, corresponding with them from 1898 to about 1912. Examples of these letters were published in <i>Everybody's Magazine</i> in January 1901.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Native Americans  Search this
Related Publication:
Delaney, Michelle. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Warriors: A Photographic History by Gertrude Kasebier
Credit Line:
Mina Turner
ID Number:
PG.69.236.006
Accession number:
287543
Catalog number:
69.236.006
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Gertrude Kasebier
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9a53-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1004524