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"Wildflowers" Gold Tone by Carl Moon

$15,000
£11,468.30
€13,209.16
CA$21,019.60
A$23,466.41
CHF 12,296.04
MX$287,251.84
NOK 156,159.88
SEK 147,238.94
DKK 98,581.34

About the Item

Signed Goldtone; 8" x 10"; Taos, 1914; also titled "Pueblo Belle, First Mesa"; published in "In Search of the Wild Indian" by Tom Driebe on page 110. This piece is in the original frame; was displayed in Carl Moon's studio and passed to his son and daughter where purchased. A copy of the book comes with; rare and exceptional. Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Carl E. Moon learned his craft as an apprentice to a photography studio. He moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, opened his own studio, and made pictorial studies of Indians in the region. Between 1907 to 1914, he worked for Fred Harvey in a studio at El Tovar, Grand Canyon, Arizona. He established a studio in Pasadena, California, where he continued to photograph and paint. During the last three decades of this career, Moon produced works for Henry E. Huntington, published Indians of the Southwest, and contributed illustrations for children's books written by his wife, Grace Purdie Moon. Photographs, ca. 1903-1914, consisting of black and white copy prints of Apache, Hopi, Navajo, and other American Indians. The collection is artificially arranged into seven series: Portraits, Cafts, Music, Men, Habitat, Ceremonies and Family. Printed on fiber paper 5 by 8 inches or smaller, these photographs are annotated with names and places, and some are dated. The bulk of the images consist of portraits of individuals, groups, and ceremonies. Period: 1914 Origin: Taos Size: 8" x 10", Frame 16" x 18".
  • Creator:
    Carl Moon (Photographer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
    1910-1919
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1914
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Coeur d'Alene, ID
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: AG23631stDibs: LU4019319353391

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