Photogravure on cream-colored paper
Image height 12.5 in / 31.8 cm
Image width 8 in / 20.3 cm
Paper height 18 in / 45.7 cm
Paper width 14 in / 35.6 cm
Provenance: Utah trade
This 1913 photogravure by Roland W. Reed is titled Shepherd of the Hills. Reed was part of the early twentieth-century pictorialist movement in Native American photography, a style that emphasized controlled lighting, composition, and atmosphere. The sitter’s tribal affiliation is not provided in the available information, so the cultural attribution should remain general.
The image presents the figure as a formal portrait, with attention given to facial expression, jewelry, textile, and strong tonal contrast. Pictorialist photographers often aimed to create images with artistic presence while claiming documentary purpose, a framework that should be understood within its historical period. This work is best described as a Native American photogravure by Roland W. Reed without assigning a specific regional attribution.
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Photogravure on cream-colored paper
Image height 12.5 in / 31.8 cm
Image width 8 in / 20.3 cm
Paper height 18 in / 45.7 cm
Paper width 14 in / 35.6 cm
Provenance: Utah trade
This 1913 photogravure by Roland W. Reed is titled Shepherd of the Hills. Reed was part of the early twentieth-century pictorialist movement in Native American photography, a style that emphasized controlled lighting, composition, and atmosphere. The sitter’s tribal affiliation is not provided in the available information, so the cultural attribution should remain general.
The image presents the figure as a formal portrait, with attention given to facial expression, jewelry, textile, and strong tonal contrast. Pictorialist photographers often aimed to create images with artistic presence while claiming documentary purpose, a framework that should be understood within its historical period. This work is best described as a Native American photogravure by Roland W. Reed without assigning a specific regional attribution.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
