Despite its generic title, Navajo is a highly individualized portrait. Lloyd Moylan achieves an immediate sense of who this person is through the sitter’s lost-in-thought expression and character of his hands. Additional details such as the broken-in nature of his hat, the casual manner in which he rolls a cigarette, and the horse in the distance round out the story of a veteran horseman. While the title attempts to extrapolate from this individual a representation of an entire culture, the force of his personality is too strong.
