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[Last Horse, half-length portrait, facing right; wearing body paint and feathers in his hair] – Vintage Wall Art

[Last Horse, half-length portrait, facing right; wearing body paint and feathers in his hair], c1899. — historic photograph
[Last Horse, half-length portrait, facing right; wearing body paint and feathers in his hair], c1899.. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(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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Step back in time with [Last Horse, half-length portrait, facing right; wearing body paint and feathers in his hair], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Last Horse, half-length portrait, facing right; wearing body paint and feathers in his hair]

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The record names the sitter as Last Horse, and this half-length portrait, with him turned to the right and feathers in his hair and body paint visible, stands apart from the many full-figure studio views on this board. Made around 1899, it belongs to a wave of photographs of Native men in Plains dress that were widely sold and circulated in those years. By then reservation life had changed how such clothing was worn, and photographers often arranged costume and pose for viewers who saw these pictures as records of a vanishing way of life. The paint and feathers were likely chosen for the sitting, so it is worth weighing the image's staging against the man himself.

Created / publishedc1899.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
NotesNo. 410.
SubjectsLast Horse. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900. Body-marking--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,161 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165991

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