United States, Southwest, Navajo
1930s
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2" (24.8 × 31.8 cm) | Mat: 16 × 20" (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Seattle, Washington
This 1930s gelatin silver print depicts a Navajo rider seen from behind on horseback, photographer unknown. The composition places the rider within a brush-lined landscape, with the horse's movement and dust giving the scene a documentary quality. The Navajo attribution is provided and retained as given, without assignment to a specific maker.
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 suited to 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.
United States, Southwest, Navajo
1930s
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2" (24.8 × 31.8 cm) | Mat: 16 × 20" (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Seattle, Washington
This 1930s gelatin silver print depicts a Navajo rider seen from behind on horseback, photographer unknown. The composition places the rider within a brush-lined landscape, with the horse's movement and dust giving the scene a documentary quality. The Navajo attribution is provided and retained as given, without assignment to a specific maker.
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 suited to 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.
