United States, Southwest, Navajo
Circa 1895
Sepia-tone photograph
13 1/2 × 10 3/4" (34.3 × 27.3 cm)
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, New Mexico
This sepia-tone photograph by Adam Clark Vroman depicts a Navajo mother holding a child. Vroman photographed Native communities and landscapes of the American Southwest between the 1890s and early 1900s, with work known for its direct and restrained approach. The Navajo identification gives the image clear cultural and regional context within the Southwest.
The composition places the mother and child beside woven baskets, linking portraiture with domestic setting and material culture. The sepia tone gives the photograph a warm tonal range while preserving the quiet gravity of the sitter's pose. As a Navajo subject by Vroman, the image belongs within the early photographic record of Native life in the American Southwest. The Larry Frank provenance, Taos, adds significant collector context.
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United States, Southwest, Navajo
Circa 1895
Sepia-tone photograph
13 1/2 × 10 3/4" (34.3 × 27.3 cm)
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, New Mexico
This sepia-tone photograph by Adam Clark Vroman depicts a Navajo mother holding a child. Vroman photographed Native communities and landscapes of the American Southwest between the 1890s and early 1900s, with work known for its direct and restrained approach. The Navajo identification gives the image clear cultural and regional context within the Southwest.
The composition places the mother and child beside woven baskets, linking portraiture with domestic setting and material culture. The sepia tone gives the photograph a warm tonal range while preserving the quiet gravity of the sitter's pose. As a Navajo subject by Vroman, the image belongs within the early photographic record of Native life in the American Southwest. The Larry Frank provenance, Taos, adds significant collector context.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
