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Oil painting of two young Navajo girls beside a stone wall, with a hogan, grazing sheep and sagebrush in a sunny desert landscape.

Navajo Sisters

Two young girls stand and sit beside a low dry-stone wall in a sunlit desert landscape. A younger girl perches on the wall in a light blouse and gray skirt, while an older girl in a brown jacket and green pleated skirt stands beside her. A hogan, sheep and sagebrush complete the scene in this oil painting.

Artist
Carl Moon
Date
ca. 1937-1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2427 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1948).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Hermanas navajo

Dos niñas jóvenes se encuentran junto a un muro bajo de piedra seca en un paisaje desértico iluminado por el sol. Una niña menor está sentada sobre el muro con una blusa clara y falda gris, mientras una mayor, con chaqueta café y falda verde plisada, está de pie a su lado. Una casa tradicional, ovejas y artemisas completan la escena.

Português: Irmãs navajo

Duas meninas jovens estão junto a um muro baixo de pedra seca em uma paisagem desértica ensolarada. Uma menina menor senta-se sobre o muro, com blusa clara e saia cinza, enquanto a mais velha, de jaqueta marrom e saia verde plissada, está em pé ao lado. Uma casa tradicional, ovelhas e arbustos de sálvia completam a cena.

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