United States, New Mexico, Santa Clara Pueblo
1890s
Albumen photograph on mount
Mount: 13 3/4 × 11" (34.93 × 27.94 cm) | Image: 9 1/4 × 7 1/4" (23.50 × 18.42 cm)
Provenance: Santa Fe trade
Inscribed on image: "Gov. Diego Naranjo" and "Ex Gov. José Jesús Naranjo"
This albumen photograph depicts Governor Diego Naranjo and former Governor José Jesús Naranjo of Santa Clara Pueblo. The sitters are identified in the image inscription, giving the portrait a clear documentary value within Pueblo photographic history. The formal studio setting reflects late nineteenth-century portrait practice, with one figure standing and the other seated.
The photograph records dress, posture, and public status through a composed image of two named Pueblo leaders. The mounted format and albumen process are consistent with photographic presentation from the late 1800s. As an identified Santa Clara Pueblo portrait, the work belongs clearly within Southwest Native American photography.
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United States, New Mexico, Santa Clara Pueblo
1890s
Albumen photograph on mount
Mount: 13 3/4 × 11" (34.93 × 27.94 cm) | Image: 9 1/4 × 7 1/4" (23.50 × 18.42 cm)
Provenance: Santa Fe trade
Inscribed on image: "Gov. Diego Naranjo" and "Ex Gov. José Jesús Naranjo"
This albumen photograph depicts Governor Diego Naranjo and former Governor José Jesús Naranjo of Santa Clara Pueblo. The sitters are identified in the image inscription, giving the portrait a clear documentary value within Pueblo photographic history. The formal studio setting reflects late nineteenth-century portrait practice, with one figure standing and the other seated.
The photograph records dress, posture, and public status through a composed image of two named Pueblo leaders. The mounted format and albumen process are consistent with photographic presentation from the late 1800s. As an identified Santa Clara Pueblo portrait, the work belongs clearly within Southwest Native American photography.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
