Period Frame

Charles Prendergast

About 1910

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Sioux Near Fort Laramie, United States, pencil on paper
A black and white photograph shows a figure holding his/her face standing in a woods. The photograph is out of focus which makes the figure almost merge into the woods.
Two birds are depicted among thin tree branches that produce pink and yellow petalled flowers. The upper bird is covered primarily by black and white feathers with a small yellow section on the upper portion of its back and lower portion of its head. The lower bird is covered with yellow and black feathers with some white accents. The scene is set against a blue background.
In this black and white photograph, four men use a pully system to lift a piece of metal onto part of a bridge. A portion of the lettering on the bridge can be seen on the support beam on which they stand, reading "RICAN BR."