A black-and-white photograph of a seated Native American man bent over an anvil in a workshop.

Navajo Silversmith Burnside at Work, Pine Springs, Arizona

Helen M. Post (1907-1979)

Date

ca. 1936-1942
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l. in graphite: 17
u.l. in red pencil: 27
u.l. [stamp]: HELEN M. POST \ 142 LEXINGTON AVE. \ NEW YORK CITY \ All material submitted ofr \ approval will be billed unless \ returned within thirty days.
u.c. [stamp]: Permission to reproduce only by arrangement with H.M. Post \ Navajo
u.r. in green pencil: 40
c. in ink: Not to be used without \ Credit: Photograph by Helen M. Post \ for Oliver la Farge's new book \ "As Long As The Grass Shall Grow" \ by Oliver La Farge. Alliance \ [crossed out, illeg.]
c.r. in black pencil: Window Rock \ Ariz.
l.c. in graphite: Mr. Burnside Nav. silversmith \ have an alternative shot \ on this which has not been \ published \ 7 45
Collection Name

Helen M. Post Collection
Credit Line

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

P1985.50.869
Copyright

© Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Location: Off view

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