A black-and-white photograph of a young Indigenous woman wearing a long white skirt and dark blouse and standing in front of a chain link fence.

A Beauty Queen Contestant, Window Rock Fair

Laura Gilpin (1891-1979)

Date

1964
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.
Mount: 6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.
Inscriptions

Mount, Verso:
u.c. on paper label: [printed]: A PHOTOGRAPH BY \ LAURA GILPIN \SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO \ [typed]: A BEAUTY QUEEN CONTESTANT \ WINDOW ROCK FAIR. \ 1964 \ from THE ENDURING NAVAHO \ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS. PUB.
l.l. in ink: Laura Gilpin
Collection Name

Laura Gilpin Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist
Accession Number

P1979.128.72
Copyright

© 1979 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Location: Off view

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