Harmon Percy Marble -, two silver gelatin photographs depicting a Native American woman dancing, ca

Harmon Percy Marble (1870-1945), two silver gelatin photographs depicting a Native American woman dancing, ca. 1917-1925 CE. A pair of silver gelatin photographs depicting the same Native American female wearing traditional dress and dancing with two wild feline heads on the ground before her. Each photo features the woman demonstrating specific hand motions of the dance, suggesting that the photographer had an ethnographic, anthropological intent. Marble was a prolific photographer who was especially interested in depicting Native American subjects. He took hundreds of photos of Navajo, Menominee, and Sioux peoples. While most of his photos are more candid, the well-thought out compositions seen in this pair are more similar to the style of his illustrious contemporary Edward Curtis. Size: each photo measures 9.75" L x 8" W (24.8 cm x 20.3 cm) Provenance: Ex-Denenberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience

Date

1870

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

750 × 472 pixels

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