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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Shepherds of the Desert
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Shepherds of the Desert

Artist Laura Gilpin (American, 1891 - 1979)
DateNegative: 1934; print c. 1971
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions15 × 19 in. (38.1 × 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment
Object number2018.68
Collections
DescriptionShooting in bright sunlight, Gilpin captures Navajo shepherds with two horses and herd of grazing sheep on the high desert plain surrounding Shiprock (on the horizon), which is part of the Navajo Nation Reservation..

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