Edward Sheriff Curtis Self-Portrait
Edward Sheriff Curtis, 19 Feb 1868 - 19 Oct 1952
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 25.4 × 18 cm (10 × 7 1/16"); Mount: 35 × 24.8 cm (13 3/4 × 9 3/4"); Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Self-Portrait Both · 99%
The title is Edward Sheriff Curtis Self-Portrait, and the artist is the visibly depicted sitter.
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Individual Portrait Both · 98%
The museum metadata includes Portrait, and the image presents one identifiable sitter occupying the composition.
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Face Visual · 99%
The composition gives primary emphasis to the sitter's face, including the eyes, nose, mouth, mustache, and beard.
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Eye Contact Visual · 97%
The sitter looks directly toward the camera or viewer.
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Shadows Visual · 91%
The brim of the hat creates a pronounced shadow across the upper face, and the surrounding background is also deeply shadowed.
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Interiors Metadata · 76%
The museum metadata lists Interior as a subject, although the supplied image does not reveal specific architectural or furnishing details.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 86%
Dark brown and subdued tonal values dominate the background, hat brim, and shadowed portions of the portrait.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a photograph and identifies the medium as a gelatin silver print; the supplied image is visibly photographic.
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Close-Up Visual · 97%
The sitter is shown in a tightly cropped upper-torso view, with the face and clothing filling most of the image.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1899, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
Edward Sheriff Curtis, 19 Feb 1868 - 19 Oct 1952. Edward Sheriff Curtis Self-Portrait. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.