United States, Arizona, Navajo
Circa 1900
Gelatin silver print
Height 16 × Width 12 3/4" (40.6 × 32.4 cm)
Provenance: James Reid, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This gelatin silver print by Walter Layman depicts Princess Despa, identified in the image inscription as the great-granddaughter of Chief Charley Boyd, and placed in relation to Fort Defiance on the Navajo Reservation, Arizona. Made circa 1900, the portrait belongs to the early twentieth-century photographic record of Navajo individuals and families in the Southwest. The named identification and familial context give this photograph stronger historical specificity than a general Navajo portrait.
The sitter is shown in formal dress with layered jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, and silver ornaments. The patterned textile backdrop and direct frontal pose give the image a composed studio character consistent with the period. The print is in collector condition with James Reid provenance, Santa Fe.
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United States, Arizona, Navajo
Circa 1900
Gelatin silver print
Height 16 × Width 12 3/4" (40.6 × 32.4 cm)
Provenance: James Reid, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This gelatin silver print by Walter Layman depicts Princess Despa, identified in the image inscription as the great-granddaughter of Chief Charley Boyd, and placed in relation to Fort Defiance on the Navajo Reservation, Arizona. Made circa 1900, the portrait belongs to the early twentieth-century photographic record of Navajo individuals and families in the Southwest. The named identification and familial context give this photograph stronger historical specificity than a general Navajo portrait.
The sitter is shown in formal dress with layered jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, and silver ornaments. The patterned textile backdrop and direct frontal pose give the image a composed studio character consistent with the period. The print is in collector condition with James Reid provenance, Santa Fe.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
