For your consideration is this original E.S. Curtis (American 1868-1952) photogravure titled, "Lame Deer Monuments - Cheyenne" dated circa 1910. Edward Sherriff Curtis completed perhaps the earliest and most extensive photographic survey of the Native American tribes of the West. A Wisconsin native, Curtis moved to Seattle where he set up a photography studio and began to explore and photograph the settlements and peoples of the nearby Suquamish and Duwamish tribes. A watershed moment for Curtis occurred in 1906 when financier J. P. Morgan funded a major multi-year project that sent Curtis to photograph and otherwise record a wide range of American Indian tribes, with Curtis eventually taking more than 40,000 photographs of over 80 tribes. This monumental archive has become Curtis' lasting legacy long after his 1952 death, and his works have seen a revival in interest in recent years with scholars casting him as a visual anthropologist. Today, his photographs are found in public and private collections across the United States. The piece has been printed on the correct Japanese Vellum (a calfskin or goat skin) paper. Edward S. Curtis favored three types of handmade papers for his photogravures: Japanese Vellum, Dutch "Van Gelder" and Japanese Tissue (also known as Indian Proof Paper). This example is marked on the front, "Lame Deer Monuments - Cheyenne * / From Copyright Photograph 1920 by E. S. Curtis". The piece shows trees covering some rock formations on a hillside. The piece is matted once with beige matting paper. The piece and frame show good condition overall with little to no wear present, and no signs of damage. The visible art measures 5 7/8" L x 7 5/8" W, while the entire piece measures 12 5/8" L x 15 1/2" W x 1 1/8" D. It weighs 2 pounds and 12 ounces.