The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2026

A vertically oriented sepia photogravure depicts a woman with medium-dark skin tone standing on our right, back to us, her right breast visible in profile. She balances a wide basket atop her head, her long dark hair falling over a textured skirt. Beside her, a pool reflects a distant grove of palm trees between jagged rock formations. Text at the bottom reads, "BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME — PALM CAÑON."

Portfolio XV, Plate 508: Before the White Man Came - Palm Cañon

1924

Edward S. Curtis

(American, 1868–1952)
published by

The University Press

America
photogravure
Presented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt 1995.203.35.1
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.203.35.1