Canyon de Chelly Navajo Herder

Helen M. Post (1907-1979)

Date

1938, printed 1976
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 11 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 11 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. signed in graphite: Helen M. Post 1938
l.c. in graphite: Canyon de Chelly Navajo Herder
Verso:
u.c. in graphite: New Print \ should be toned
c. in graphite: Canyon de Chelly \ Herder with flock \ Seen against overhanging \ Wall where shalters for \ people & sheep are of \ nature's providing. The \ man is going home with a bundle probably five \ wood - but could be food \ for stock nearer their summer \ "shade"
l.c. signed and dated in graphite: Helen M. Post 1976
l.r. in graphite: 22
Collection Name

Helen M. Post Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Peter Modley
Accession Number

P1985.50.10
Copyright

© Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Location: Off view

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