Navaho matron – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Navaho matron in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Edward S. Curtis made this c1904 portrait of a Navajo woman, one of the many sitters he photographed during his long project documenting Native American peoples of the American West. Curtis worked in the early twentieth century, when he traveled widely to record what he considered vanishing traditions, and his studio-style portraits were often staged with careful attention to dress, jewelry and pose. The title "Navaho matron" points to a married, senior woman within her community, a status the portrait itself quietly suggests. Viewers today should weigh such images with care, since Curtis's choices of costume and setting shaped how his subjects were presented to the public.
| Created / published | c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | LC no. 14. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--1900-1910. Navajo Indians--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,757 × 4,672 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222154 |
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