United States, Southwest, Navajo
1926
Silver print
Height 14 × Width 10 3/4" (35.6 × 27.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a Navajo man holding a bow and arrow, shown in a direct frontal pose with clothing, jewelry, hat, and bow forming the central visual elements of the portrait. Made in 1926, the photograph belongs to the early twentieth-century record of Southwestern Native American portraiture. The specific Navajo identification gives the image clear cultural and regional context.
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, and the work is presented as a Navajo portrait rather than as a generalized Southwestern subject. The print is in collector condition with private Phoenix provenance.
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United States, Southwest, Navajo
1926
Silver print
Height 14 × Width 10 3/4" (35.6 × 27.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a Navajo man holding a bow and arrow, shown in a direct frontal pose with clothing, jewelry, hat, and bow forming the central visual elements of the portrait. Made in 1926, the photograph belongs to the early twentieth-century record of Southwestern Native American portraiture. The specific Navajo identification gives the image clear cultural and regional context.
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, and the work is presented as a Navajo portrait rather than as a generalized Southwestern subject. The print is in collector condition with private Phoenix provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
