Lot 176
It is hand-signed in ink (lower left), blind stamped photographer's credit and 'Fred Harvey' copyright credit dated '1907' (recto); titled in ink (mount, recto). Karl Everton Moon (1879-1948) (often spelled Carl Moon) photograph entitled The Desert of a Native American looking towards The Desert. Born in Wilmington, Ohio, he became a photographer, painter, and illustrator who moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico as a young man where he operated a photography studio. In 1907, he moved into the Grand Canyon headquarters of Fred Harvey to manage Harvey's art business. He studied landscape painting with visiting artists Louis Akin, Thomas Moran, and Frank Sauerwein, and he also took many photographs and films of Pueblo Indians. In 1911, he married artist Grace Purdie and settled in Pasadena. He focused on landscape painting and illustrating children's stories co-authored with his wife. He was a member of The Cartoonist Club and the Pasadena Art Association. It was particularly the stories by James Fenimore Cooper that influenced the young Carl Moon's lifelong interest in American Indians. Although his words reveal much of the cultural insensitivity of the late 1800s, Moon's images suggest a more sympathetic attitude towards his subjects. Studying photography right out of high school, in 1903 he moved to the Southwest, where he began to paint and photograph Native Americans in New Mexico. His striking portraits soon began to attract national attention, and President Theodore Roosevelt even invited him to the White House to discuss his subjects. By the end of his career Moon had photographed twenty-nine tribes and villages throughout the Southwest. Frederick Henry Harvey (June 27, 1835 February 9, 1901) was an entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House lunch rooms, restaurants, souvenir shops, and hotels, which served rail passengers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, the Kansas Pacific Railway, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. As an innovative restaurateur and marketer, Fred Harvey is credited with creating the first restaurant chain in the United States. He was also a leader in promoting tourism in the American Southwest in the late 19th century. Fred Harvey and his employees successfully brought new higher standards of both civility and dining to a region widely regarded in the era as "the Wild West." He created a legacy which was continued by his sons and remained in the family until the death of a grandson in 1965. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 7.25" x 9.5" and 12-3/8" x 15-3/8" framed Condition:
- Very Good - Excellent Condition with no damage to the image. It is behind glass
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