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LOT 3129
Framed Photochrome
Print of “Ute Chief
Severa and Family”
- This print was
published by William
Henry Jackson, a
principal in the Detroit
Photographic Company.
Jackson served in the
Civil war, and began
his photography
career in 1866 after
opening a studio in
the Nebraska Territory.
From this studio he
photographed the
construction of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
This work lead him
to the opportunity
to go out west on
an expedition to
Yellowstone and
beyond doing
geographic surveys.
In 1879 Jackson
moved is studio to
Denver where he
began photographing
western scenes, until
being invited to be a
partner of William A.
Livingstone’s Detroit
Photographic Company
in 1897. This vibrant
photocrome print
shows the Ute Chief
Severo dressed in a
Union infantry uniform
with his family dressed
in more traditional
native apparel. The
family is posed in a
studio setting. Jackson’s
landscapes are known
to heavily influence the
work of Ansel Adams.
The print is housed
in a deep set wooden
frame measuring 15 1/2
inches by 13 3/4 inches.
CONDITION: The image
is excellent and retains
a vibrant coloration. The
frame is very fine with
storage and handling
marks as well as
corner separation.
Provenance: The John
Fox Collection.
Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250
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