Description:
Carl (Karl) Everton Moon (American, 1878 - 1948) A Portrait Photograph of 'Hostin Nez." or 'Hostin Nnāez or Nez - Diné' (Najavo), depicting the head and shoulders portrait of a young man in corduroy shirt, bead necklace, hoop earrings and headband, within its original walnut frame, behind glass. Circa: Pasadena, California 1914.
Stamped: 1914 Karl Moon
Inscribed recto mount in ink: "Hostin Nez."
Stamped: Karl Moon - Pasadena, Cal.
Photograph Height: 16 7/8 inches (42.9 cm)
Photograph Width: 13 7/16 inches (34.1 cm)
Frame Height: 26 3/4 inches (68 cm)
Frame Width: 26 1/2 inches (67.3 cm)
Frame Depth: 1/2 inch (1.3 cm)
Ref.: A2746 - Lot 11172
Museums:
Another identical photo is part of the collection at The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California
Getty Inventory No.: 84.XP.789.12
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a young man in corduroy shirt, bead necklace, hoop earrings and headband
Hostin Nez. 1914 Carl (Karl) E. Moon (American, 1878 - 1948)
Inscribed recto mount in ink: "Hostin Nez."
Markings: Blind stamp recto print: "C [encircled]/ 1914 KARL MOON".
Image: 42.9 × 34.1 cm (16 7/8 × 13 7/16 in.)
Acquired by The J. Paul Getty Museum in 1984
Another one is part of the collection at The Smithsonian National Museum of The American Indian - National Mall, Washington, DC
Hostin Nnāez or Nez - Diné (Najavo)
Portrait of Hostin Nnāez or Nez, a Diné (Navajo) man (same individual as in N31712, T006151). This image was published in "The Century Magazine," Oct. 1907, with caption "Pedrite, A Navajo Youth." An original NMAI catalog description identified this individual as "Pedro Bagay." Taken by Carl Moon in studio between 1905-1907.
Series Title: Diné (Navajo)
Collection Title: Fred Harvey Company collection of Carl Moon Southwest photographs
Portrait of Hostin Nez, a Diné (Navajo) man, copyright 1912. A different image (N31715, T006159) of this same man was published in "The Century Magazine," Oct. 1907, with caption "Pedrite, A Navajo Youth." Taken by Carl Moon in a studio between 1905-1907.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden
Moon, Carl, 1878-1948 - Hostin Nnāez or Nez. Navajo.
Moon, Carl, 1878-1948 - Hostin Naez. Navajo.
Moon, Carl, 1878-1948 - The Call. Naez. Navajo.
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