At the Old Well of Acoma
At the Old Well of Acoma

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At the Old Well of Acoma,

ca. 1904

Edward Sheriff Curtis, 1868–1952; born Whitewater, WI; died Los Angeles, CA; active Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA
2024-57

Information

Title
At the Old Well of Acoma
Dates

ca. 1904

Maker
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Medium
Orotone
Dimensions
frame: 22.9 × 18.4 cm (9 × 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas C. James, Class of 1962
Object Number
2024-57
Place Made

North America, United States, New Mexico

Culture
Native Americans
Type
photographs
Subject
Landscape, rivers, pottery

Purchased by Douglas C. James from Christie’s
Gifted by Douglas C. James to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2024

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