EDWARD S. CURTIS

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EDWARD S. CURTIS

The Women of the Desert

Orotone. 1910. Signed and copyright insignia on the image. 8 x 10in. Descriptive text label affixed to the reverse of the original Curtis studio frame.

Lot Essay

The descriptive legend reads: The Navaho women rode so well that they seemed almost a living part of their sturdy little horses. There are few sights more pleasing to the artist's eye than a group of these desert women riding across the pinion-clad hills of Navaho Land.