United States, Southwest, Navajo
1926
Silver print
14 × 10 3/4" (35.56 × 27.31 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a Navajo man wearing layered jewelry and a head scarf. The close framing, deep shadow, and direct gaze give the portrait a focused visual intensity while keeping the sitter's adornment clearly visible. The photograph belongs to Williams's 1926 body of Southwest Native American portrait work.
The sitter is shown with necklaces and earrings visible against dark clothing, with the head scarf forming a strong horizontal element across the composition. Williams uses contrast and tight cropping to emphasize the face, expression, and surface detail of the jewelry. The image records individual presence, adornment, and photographic style in the early twentieth-century Southwest. The print is in collector condition with private Phoenix provenance.
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United States, Southwest, Navajo
1926
Silver print
14 × 10 3/4" (35.56 × 27.31 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a Navajo man wearing layered jewelry and a head scarf. The close framing, deep shadow, and direct gaze give the portrait a focused visual intensity while keeping the sitter's adornment clearly visible. The photograph belongs to Williams's 1926 body of Southwest Native American portrait work.
The sitter is shown with necklaces and earrings visible against dark clothing, with the head scarf forming a strong horizontal element across the composition. Williams uses contrast and tight cropping to emphasize the face, expression, and surface detail of the jewelry. The image records individual presence, adornment, and photographic style in the early twentieth-century Southwest. The print is in collector condition with private Phoenix provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
