United States, Southwest, Navajo
1926
Silver print
14 × 10 3/4" (35.56 × 27.31 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a young Navajo woman in a closely framed portrait. Unlike the more formal studio-style views of the period, the image uses a near profile and softened background to focus on expression, posture, and light. The photograph belongs to Williams's early twentieth-century work in the Southwest, where Native portraiture was often presented with both documentary and artistic intent.
The sitter is shown turned slightly away from the camera, with her face partly shadowed and her hair falling across one side of her face. The composition is quiet and direct, emphasizing the human presence of the sitter rather than clothing or setting. The print is in collector condition with private Phoenix provenance.
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United States, Southwest, Navajo
1926
Silver print
14 × 10 3/4" (35.56 × 27.31 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print by Frederic Allen Williams depicts a young Navajo woman in a closely framed portrait. Unlike the more formal studio-style views of the period, the image uses a near profile and softened background to focus on expression, posture, and light. The photograph belongs to Williams's early twentieth-century work in the Southwest, where Native portraiture was often presented with both documentary and artistic intent.
The sitter is shown turned slightly away from the camera, with her face partly shadowed and her hair falling across one side of her face. The composition is quiet and direct, emphasizing the human presence of the sitter rather than clothing or setting. The print is in collector condition with private Phoenix provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
