Gelatin silver print
Image height 9.75 in / 24.8 cm
Image width 12.5 in / 31.8 cm
Mat height 16 in / 40.6 cm
Mat width 20 in / 50.8 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Seattle, WA
This 1930s gelatin silver print depicts a Navajo rider seen from behind on horseback. The photographer is unknown, and the image should be described through the provided Navajo attribution rather than assigned to a specific maker. The composition places the rider within a brush-lined landscape, with the horse’s movement and dust giving the scene a documentary quality.
The photograph is quietly composed, focusing on travel, landscape, and the rider’s presence rather than a formal studio pose. Its matte presentation gives the work a clean archival format suitable for display. As a Navajo subject, the photograph belongs within the Southwest region of Native American photography.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Gelatin silver print
Image height 9.75 in / 24.8 cm
Image width 12.5 in / 31.8 cm
Mat height 16 in / 40.6 cm
Mat width 20 in / 50.8 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Seattle, WA
This 1930s gelatin silver print depicts a Navajo rider seen from behind on horseback. The photographer is unknown, and the image should be described through the provided Navajo attribution rather than assigned to a specific maker. The composition places the rider within a brush-lined landscape, with the horse’s movement and dust giving the scene a documentary quality.
The photograph is quietly composed, focusing on travel, landscape, and the rider’s presence rather than a formal studio pose. Its matte presentation gives the work a clean archival format suitable for display. As a Navajo subject, the photograph belongs within the Southwest region of Native American photography.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
