Frederic Allen Williams
Silver Print
1926
Height 14" Width 10 3/4"
Provenance: Private collection Phoenix, AZ
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a Navajo man holding a bow and arrow. Made in 1926, the photograph belongs to the early twentieth-century record of Southwestern Native American portraiture. The sitter is shown in a direct frontal pose, with clothing, jewelry, hat, and bow forming the central visual elements of the portrait.
The composition is carefully arranged, focusing attention on the sitter’s expression and the objects held in his hands. Williams’s photograph reflects the period’s interest in formal Native portraiture, while the specific Navajo identification gives the image clear cultural and regional context. The work is best presented as a Navajo portrait rather than as a generalized Southwestern subject.
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Frederic Allen Williams
Silver Print
1926
Height 14" Width 10 3/4"
Provenance: Private collection Phoenix, AZ
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a Navajo man holding a bow and arrow. Made in 1926, the photograph belongs to the early twentieth-century record of Southwestern Native American portraiture. The sitter is shown in a direct frontal pose, with clothing, jewelry, hat, and bow forming the central visual elements of the portrait.
The composition is carefully arranged, focusing attention on the sitter’s expression and the objects held in his hands. Williams’s photograph reflects the period’s interest in formal Native portraiture, while the specific Navajo identification gives the image clear cultural and regional context. The work is best presented as a Navajo portrait rather than as a generalized Southwestern subject.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
