Navajo Camp, Manuelito, New Mexico

1895

Charles Fletcher Lummis

Associated Names
Charles Fletcher Lummis

Artist, American, 1859 - 1928

This is a photograph of a group gathered outdoors near horses and a wagon. The image is rendered in a monochromatic blue tone. The scene captures several figures sitting on blankets on the ground, facing away from the camera. In the background, there are two horses, partially obscured by the figures and foliage, with a wooden wagon wheel visible to the right. The foreground figures are in shadow, creating a silhouette effect against the softly blurred backdrop. The natural surroundings include indistinct trees and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cyanotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 11.2 × 18.4 cm (4 7/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
    mount: 13.1 × 23 cm (5 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.175


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom center below image in graphite: Navajo Camp, Manuelito, N.M.