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Portrait of a man with long hair, red face paint, and two feathers, wearing a fringed beaded shirt against a green sky.

Mix-ke-móte-skin-na, Iron Horn, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Chief Black-Coyote

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Loose oil portrait of a woman with auburn hair in a pale ruffled blouse against an olive background.

Study in Auburn

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, beaded headband and fringed buckskin shirt, gazing to the side.

Táh-téck-a-da-háir, Steep Wind, a Brave of the Bad Arrow Points Band

George Catlin, 1830

Ho-me-hep-no-my

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Painted portrait of a young woman with curly hair, white headscarf, pearl necklace and cameo pendant, against a sunset landsc

Vinnie Ream

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1870

Painted portrait of a standing Indigenous man in feathered headdress, fringed robe and beaded moccasins beside a shield.

Eé-hee-a-duck-cée-a, He Who Ties His Hair Before

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a flower bouquet in a patterned vase in front of a multi-tiered building with domes and figures.

Begonias

Henry Golden Dearth, 1910

Man with Cigarette

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painted portrait of a woman in fringed buckskin dress with a blue disc necklace, red neckerchief and long black hair.

Tchow-ee-pút-o-kaw, a Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat seated at a desk with letters, quill and inkwell.

Joshua Johnson

Charles Bird King, 1800

Oval portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding an orange and white cat, with a classical column and sunset landscape

Mary Elizabeth Francis, the Artist's Daughter

John F. Francis, 1840

Painting of a feathered warrior in a hide robe holding a feathered staff, with a shield and distant mountains behind him.

Tál-lee, a Warrior of Distinction

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a woman with dark ringlet curls, black dress, layered white lace collar and gold chain against a dark background.

Woman in Black Dress

M. W. Hopkins, 1830

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a black suit and bow tie, resting his hand on a red book against a dark background.

Benjamin Hazard Field

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit with white collar, one hand resting on a chair arm, warm brown background.

Emery Bemis

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of a woman with curly dark hair in a white blouse and black bow tie, holding a painter's palette and brushes.

Self-Portrait with Palette

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a nude woman with long red hair standing barefoot in a sunlit autumn meadow beneath trees.

Indian Summer

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Painting of a shadowed forest with tall trees arching over a stream, autumn foliage and a pale sky above.

Forest Interior with Stream

John Frederick Kensett, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with white hair, black dress, lace collar, and pearl pendant, seated before a dark backgroun

Mrs. Adeline M. Noble

François Flameng, 1900

Mah-tó-che-ga, Little Bear, a Hunkpapa Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two smiling men, one playing a guitar in a white shirt, the other with an arm around his shoulder, against a dark

Two Negro Musicians

Robert Lee MacCameron, 1910

Woman with Red Hood

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Standing man in feathered headdress and red sash holding a ball stick against a hazy sky, painted by George Catlin in 1830.

Ah-nó-je-nahge, He Who Stands on Both Sides, a Distinguished Ball Player

George Catlin, 1830

Seated man with painted face, spear and decorated pipe staff against a blue sky, in a loose 1830 painting.

Ah-sháw-wah-róoks-te, Medicine Horse, a Grand Pawnee Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of an older man in feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and fur robe, painted in warm earth tones against a muted s

Wee-tá-ra-shá-ro, Head Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a feathered turban, beaded necklaces and a blue patterned blanket, against a cloudy landscape

Tel-maz-há-za, a Warrior of Distinction

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a nude woman with a dark headband standing in a loose, dense forest of ochre and blue brushwork.

Nude in Forest

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Untitled - Carolus-Duran, 1900

Carolus-Duran, 1900

Oil portrait of a woman in a white bonnet, lace ruffled collar and dark dress with a white shawl against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman

Zedekiah Belknap, 1800

Painted portrait of a man in a fur headdress with feather and face paint, wearing a beaded buckskin garment and necklace.

Great Hero, a chief

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a bearded man with a monocle and waxed moustache, dark suit and white collar, on a reddish-brown background.

Man with Monocle

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Two women in a dim landscape beneath a large tree, one bending to the grass and one playing a stringed instrument.

Evensong

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1890

Painting of a Native American woman with red face paint and beaded necklaces holding a child against her shoulder.

Ru-ton-ye-wee-ma, Strutting Pigeon, Wife of White Cloud

George Catlin, 1840

Painted portrait of a smiling woman in a black hat with white plume, red dress and cream fur stole, on red background.

Alice Warder Garrett

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Painting of a shepherd in a fur coat with a crook, standing among white flowers beside grazing sheep at dusk.

Shepherd

Ruger Donoho, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a blue patterned dress, striped headwrap, and large round earrings, against a pale sky.

Hól-te-mál-te-téz-te-néek-ee, Sam Perryman

George Catlin, 1830

Endymion

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Oil portrait of a young woman with brown hair in a green dress and white lace collar, against a brown background.

Nancy

George de Forest Brush, 1900

Painting of a garden path beside a flowering bed, with a dark doorway, a wooden barrel, and green shuttered windows on a pale

A Garden Path

Robert Henry Logan, 1890

Painting of a seated woman in a gold dress offering her hand to a cockatoo on a table in a richly furnished room.

Woman with Cockatoo

Peter Oliver Foss, 1910

Painting of a standing man in fringed buckskin, red leggings and beaded moccasins, holding a feathered staff, with a bow and

Wáh-chees, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a nude woman with raised arms seated on rocks beside a waterfall, with a bare tree and cloudy sky.

Portrait of Rose Marie

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Portrait of Mrs. Eastman Johnson

Eastman Johnson, 1880

Painting of a seated man with closed eyes singing while playing a brown acoustic guitar against an olive background.

Blind Spanish Singer

Robert Henri, 1910

Half-length oil portrait of a woman in a black dress, fur cape and feathered hat against a dark background.

Natalie in Fur Cape

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Oil painting of a bouquet of pink, white and red flowers in a speckled white vase on an orange table.

Still Life of Flowers

Arshile Gorky, 1920

Oil portrait of a young girl in a green bonnet with white flowers, green sash, and yellow-orange dress against gray-green bac

Sara in a Green Bonnet

Mary Cassatt, 1900

Three arched mural studies showing a blacksmith, a seated woman with a caduceus and a carrying child, and a woman reading wit

The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Oil portrait of a Native American man in a feathered striped headband, red blanket, and beaded jewelry, holding a pipe stem.

No Heart (Nan-che-ning-ga)

Charles Bird King, 1830

Portrait of a bare-chested man with red face paint, feather earrings, and a round chest pendant against a grey background.

Wa-sáw-me-saw, Roaring Thunder, Youngest Son of Black Hawk

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair and a white collar against a dark brown background, gazing toward the viewer.

M. Du Wollant

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair, dark suit, white collar and striped tie against a pale background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Anne Goldthwaite, 1910

Nude man with face in hands stands beside a reclining figure on a red cloth in a dimly lit room.

The Mourning Brave

Edwin Willard Deming, 1890

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with dark hair, white garment, dark shawl and silver disc pendant on a red cord.

Shin-gós-se-moon, Big Sail, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, in a silver silk gown with blue and gold drapery against a dark backgrou

Madame Tulp

Cornelius Johnson, 1660

Full-length portrait of a cardinal in red cape and biretta and black robes, with a gold cross, before an arched window.

Cardinal Mercier

Cecilia Beaux, 1910

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair and hair pins, wearing a patterned brown wrap against a warm brown background.

Laura at Sixteen

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

A.C.B.

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Oil painting of a man in a greatcoat resting by a tree in snow, with a running dog and wooden fence nearby.

The Woodchopper

George Loring Brown, 1830

Woman in white dress stands among red and pink poppies and hollyhocks in a garden overlooking the sea with a sailboat.

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)

Childe Hassam, 1890

Painting of a young boy with braided dark hair in a red patterned garment, gazing sideways against a warm ochre background.

Indian Boy (Joe Archelita)

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

The Dimple

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man with dark hair in a dark jacket and white cravat against red.

Richard H. Kern

Edward Meyer Kern, 1850