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Offered in this lot is a 1912 photograph of a Blackfoot Indian on horseback in Montana. The print shows a Blackfeet woman on horseback with a travois being pulled behind, outlined against Montana mountains. On the bottom, on the left, is the numbering "52/450"; on the bottom right side is an embossed blind stamp that reads "© 1913 Roland Reed UNDER C.C. 1978". Roland W. Reed (1864 1934) was an American artist and photographer. He was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Pictorialists were influenced by the late 19th Century art movement, Impressionism, and their photography was characterized by an emphasis on lighting and focus. Rather than record an image as it was, pictorialists were more interested in re-creating an image as they thought it might have been. Part artist and part scientist, they endeavored to have their re-creations reflect not only the highest artistic value, but unquestioned ethnological accuracy as well. At the beginning of the 20th century a number of pictorialists, noticing the extremely deleterious impact of reservation life on Native Americans, wanted to recreate, in photographs, the Indian's life and ways as they had been in better times, rather than record how it had actually become. The shown art measures 18 3/4" x 14 1/4" and the frame measures 23" x 27". This item is in very good condition and shows no obvious signs of damage.
North American Auction CompanyThis is an original Roland Reed photogravure from circa 1912. Reed is a well known photographer from the late 1800's to the early 1900's whose travels took him to Montana, Alaska, Minnesota, Texas, and New Mexico. This piece is titled "Meditation Piegan" and shows the Native American Indian pair on the bank of the river. The bottom of the piece is marked "© Roland W. Reed" and "Gravure Eng. Co. Mpls.". It has been professionally framed. The image size is 8.25" x 12.25" and the frame measures 14.75" x 18.75".
North American Auction CompanyROLAND REED THE COUNCIL along with TWO BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS 20 x 16 1/4 in (sight) Framed; framed Cowboy, 17 x 26 3/4 in. (sight); framed Farmhouse; 11 x 14 in. (sight) (3)
Potomack CompanyRoland Reed (American, 19th/20th century) "Five Men on Horseback, together with three works depicting canyons (four works)," various media, largest 16" x 9.5", framed. Property from the Estate of Robert E. Beck, Murphysboro, Illinois
Toomey & Co. AuctioneersROLAND REED (1864-1934) Native American Tribesman, c. 1910 gelatin silver print credit, annotations in pencil/ink, collection stamp and labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount) image: 7 5/8 x 9½in. (19.5 x 24.2cm.) mount: 9 5/8 x 10 5/8in. (22 x 27cm.)
Christie'sROLAND REED (1864-1934) An Ojibway Tribesman, Minnesota, 1907 gelatin silver print copyright credit, date in white ink and copyright credit blindstamp (on the recto); credit, title, date in red wax pencil, copyright credit, caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount) image: 13 3/8 x 10½in. (34 x 26.8cm.) mount: 14½ x 11¾in. (36.8 x 29.8cm.)
Christie'sROLAND REED (1864-1934) An Ojibway Girl, Minnesota, 1907 gelatin silver print copyright credit blindstamp (on the recto); credit, title, date in red wax pencil, copyright credit, caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount) image: 13 3/8 x 10 5/8in. (34 x 27cm.) mount: approximately 14½ x 11¾in. (36.8 x 29.8cm.)
Christie'sROLAND REED (1864-1934) The Blizzard, c. 1910 gelatin silver print credit, annotations in pencil/ink, typed title and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount) image: 7 5/8 x 9½in. (19.4 x 24.2cm.) mount: 8 5/8 x 10½in. (22 x 26.5cm.)
Christie'sREED, ROLAND W. (1864-1934) Portfolio entitled "The First American, The Indian," comprising 10 plates of tribes east of the Mississippi as well as the Plains and Southwest. Photogravures, 8 1/2x12 1/2 inches (21.6x31.7 cm.), and the reverse, with the photographer's credit, title and printer on recto; with the original prospectus. Circa 1910; printed 1950s (?)
Swann Auction Galleriessigned lower left; titled and copyrighted 1908 on verso; in original frame, sight 13.25" x 10.25"; framed 17.25" x 14". early 20th century
Cowan's Auctionshoused in original Roland Reed/ San Diego portfolio; including titles Papoose--Pack-a-Back and Long John, both signed lower right in white ink, 13.5" x 10".
Cowan's Auctionslot of 2, includes Summer Camp and Loading Up; first with copyright and date in negative and second with inked signature lower right; housed in original Reed portfolio with Roland Reed/ San Diego embossed on front, each 10" x 13".
Cowan's Auctions5.5 x 7.5", matted and framed in a 11.5" x 9.5" faux tiger maple frame.
Cowan's Auctionshoused in original Reed portfolio, signed lower right in pencil, 16" x 12".
Cowan's Auctionslot of 2, includes Hind Bull and The Council; both with signature of Reed's cousin, R. Williams, handwritten copyright on verso, each 14" x 11".
Cowan's Auctionsnarrow 4to in illustrated paper wraps entitled Indian Art / Photographic Art Studies of the North American Indian, by Roland Reed Ortonville, Minn. 16pp, with each page illustrated with four photomechanical prints of Indians. With price list ranging for $1.75 for an 8" x 10" image to $5.00 for a 16" x 20." A very scarce catalog.
Cowan's AuctionsPhotographs of American Indians by Roland Reed, Edward Curtis Ojibway: The Fisherman, by Roland Reed, H8" W10"; Piegan: At the Water's Edge, by Edward Curtis, H10" W8"; Sioux: War Party, by Edward Curtis, H8" W10". Each photograph is a hand-printed sepia tone of archival quality, in shrink-wrap with editorial by Helen Graham Bronson. (3pcs)
Charlton HallRoland Reed Photograph Prayer to the Thunderbird,: silver gelatin print of two men offering their prayer; verso with manuscript title Prayer to the Thunder Bird/ Peagin[sic] Indians/ Montana/ Photo by Roland U. Reed/ Ortonville, Minn, image 14.75" x 19.5", framed, 17.5" x 22.5".
Cowan's AuctionsMoose Call - Ojibway Platinum Print Photograph by Roland Reed, signed lower left in ink and titled on verso, 19.5" x 15.5".
Cowan's Auctions-Papoose--Pack-a-Back and Long John Photographs by Roland Reed, silver gelatin; with copyright in negative and signed lower right in white ink; both housed in original Reed portfolio; Roland Reed/ San Diego embossed on cover, each 13.5" x 10".
Cowan's AuctionsSilver Gelatin Photographs by Roland Reed, lot of 2, includes Summer Camp and Loading Up; first with copyright and date in negative and second with inked signature lower right; housed in original Reed portfolio with Roland Reed/ San Diego embossed on front, each 10" x 13.
Cowan's AuctionsPlatinum Print Photographs of American Indians by Roland Reed, lot of 2, includes Hind Bull and The Council; both with signature of Reed's cousin, R. Williams, handwritten copyright on verso, each 14" x 11".
Cowan's AuctionsPlatinum Print Photographs of American Indians by Roland Reed, lot of 4; titles include Waiting for the Hunters, The Water Hole, Broken Arrow, and Stolen Property; first three with Reed's signature and copyright on image; all with signature of Reed's cousin, R. Williams, handwritten copyri
Cowan's AuctionsMeditation-Blackfeet Platinum Print Photograph by Roland Reed housed in original Reed portfolio, signed lower right in pencil, 16" x 12".
Cowan's Auctions