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Painting of the Virgin Mary steadying the infant Christ as he reaches toward a white lamb against a dark background.

Madonna and Child

Bernardino Luini, 1530

Oil portrait of a Native American man in a feathered headdress, green beaded garment and red shawl against a grey background.

One-star

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Painted portrait of a Native American man in a feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and fur robe, against a cloudy sky.

Shó-me-kós-see, The Wolf, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated woman with dark bobbed hair in a dark dress against a muted green background.

Martha

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Seated woman in beaded dress holding an infant in a decorated cradleboard beside a tree, painted in muted earth tones.

Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a plumed brown hat and fur collar, painted in loose brushstrokes against a dark background.

Portrait of Mrs. John Gellatly

Eleanor Greatorex, 1890

Oil painting of a partly draped woman with long hair lifting one arm, set against a red cloth and dark interior.

Undine

Henry Peters Gray, 1840

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, face paint and beaded earrings, holding a feathered staff against a green background.

Shón-ka, The Dog, Chief of the Bad Arrow Points Band

George Catlin, 1830

Ah-tón-we-tuck, Cock Turkey, Repeating His Prayer

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat with gold buttons, white ruffled jabot, and powdered grey wig, resting on a table.

Jeremiah Williams

Christian Gullager, 1780

Painted portrait of a man in a black cap with red and white feathers, red face paint, and a decorated pipe.

Mah-kée-mee-teuv, Grizzly Bear, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a Fox man with face paint, braided hair, horned headdress, and war club, in a red blanket.

Kish-ke-kosh

Alexander Davis Cooper, 1830

Oil portrait of a Sac man with a roached hairstyle, beaded necklace, silver earrings, holding feathers against a cloudy sky.

Múk-a-tah-mish-o-káh-kaik, Black Hawk, Prominent Sac Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man with long hair, feathers in his headband, and a fringed buckskin shirt against a tan background.

Wúk-mi-ser, Corn, a Miniconjou Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a blue blanket, red headband and red sash, against a pale sky background.

Cól-lee, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man with a feathered headwrap, silver earrings, a tomahawk and a pipe against a pale sky.

Wáh-pe-say, The White

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil study of a haloed, bearded Christ figure with open arms in a red robe, set before a green landscape and cloudy sky.

Study for "Christ"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of a standing man in a feathered headdress and painted robe holding a lance, with tipis and hills behind him.

Ee-áh-sá-pa, Black Rock, a Two Kettle Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a tall saguaro cactus and a desert path with a figure carrying a bowl, plus a circular portrait of an older man i

Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo

Henry H. Cross, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shell jewelry and white robe against a cloudy sky.

U'sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a seated man in a blue patterned coat, feathered headdress and red blanket, holding a pipe, against a pale backgr

Mó-sho-la-túb-bee, He Who Puts Out and Kills, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Children and a dog on a rock ledge watch a small balloon drift under a storm sky beside a tall cliff.

The Lost Balloon

William Holbrook Beard, 1880

Painting of a young newsboy in a cap and red neckerchief holding a folded newspaper, with a hand on his hip.

Newspaper Boy

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1860

Oil self-portrait of a man with curly dark hair, mustache, and dark jacket against a deep brown background.

Self-Portrait

Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1880

Painting of three standing Fox Indian figures in ornamented dress, one holding a bow and arrows, against a blue and green bac

Three Fox Indians

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a winged angel in a flowing white robe, gazing upward against a soft blue and cream background.

The Angel

William Baxter Closson, 1910

Painting of a seated woman in a yellow dress holding a child with a feather in its hair, against a soft landscape.

Wáh-chee-te, Wife of Cler-mónt, and Child

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a young woman in a white ruffled dress with a red ribbon in her hair, seated against a dark background.

Girl in White

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Full-length portrait of a Pawnee man in feathered headdress and painted robe, holding a tomahawk against a pale background.

Le-sháw-loo-láh-le-hoo, Big Elk, Chief of the Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Seated woman in white gown with feathered headpiece playing a gilded harp, red drapery and river landscape behind her.

Mrs. John Quincy Adams

Charles Bird King, 1820

Oil portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint and zigzag markings, holding a comb and wearing arm bands.

Tcha-dés-sa-ko-máh-pee, Bear's Child

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a woman with long black hair, red face paint, beaded necklace, and a pale draped garment.

Shé-de-ah, Wild Sage, a Wichita Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man holding a tomahawk, wearing a pink blanket, fur mantle and silver arm band against a pale sky.

Ah'-sho-cole, Rotten Foot, a Noted Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a smiling young woman with long dark hair, beaded necklaces, and a white fringed dress against a pale sky

Kay-a-gís-gis, a Young Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Alma

Thomas Dewing, 1900

Nude woman with dark hair seen from behind, reflected in a tall mirror on a door in a room with a rug.

Morning Light

George Luks, 1920

Oil self-portrait of a young man in a straw hat turning toward the viewer, set against a sunlit green garden trellis.

Self-Portrait at Montigny

Will Hicock Low, 1870

Painting of a woman in a black hat and pale blouse with a long chain, standing before a green diamond lattice background.

The Chatelaine

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Painting of nude figures on a cliff beside a large pine tree, with a river valley and distant hills below.

On the Cliffs

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1890

Painting of a standing man in a feathered headdress, painted robe with a sun motif, and beaded leggings against a pale sky.

Wán-ee-ton, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Pah-shee-náu-shaw, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a young woman with dark hair holding a shiny brass kettle against a dark background.

The Brass Kettle

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Full-length oil portrait of a standing Navajo man in a patterned woven blanket, silver jewelry, floral trousers and boots.

Tlo-be-nel-ly

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1910

Two women in blue jackets and white aprons sit on a wooden cart beside a brick wall, one embracing the other.

Désirs

William Sergeant Kendall, 1890

Portrait of a seated man in a blue garment and red headband, holding a bundle of arrows, by George Catlin, 1830.

Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs, holding a small cross, against a golden ba

Mrs. William Tecumseh Sherman

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860

Painting of a nude woman with dark hair, head tilted, arm raised, set against a loosely brushed green background.

In Shadow

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Portrait of a man with red and black painted face and body, wearing a metal neck ring and armbands, against a cloudy sky.

I-o-wáy, One of Black Hawk's Principal Warriors

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a woman in a floral dress leaning on a chair back against a muted background, with loose brushwork.

Spanish Senorita

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Loose pastel portrait of a woman in a flowing green dress and floral headdress against a hatched ochre background.

Ruth St. Denis

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Oil portrait of a blond man with an upturned mustache, wearing a red shirt against an olive and brown background.

Blond Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Eichholtz, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, fringed shirt and red blanket, against a blue cloudy sky.

Na-pów-sa, Bear Traveling at Night, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white headwrap and cravat, wearing a dark jacket against a dark background.

Portrait of a Girl

Painting of a woman in a white hide dress with a girl at her side, tipis and a child with a bow behind them.

Assiniboin Woman and Child

George Catlin, 1830

A Choctaw Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a Woman

Jacob Eichholtz, 1800

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a large white ruff collar against a brown background.

Portrait of Frances C. Houston

Thomas Dewing, 1880

Oil portrait of a young boy with dark bobbed hair, head bowed, wearing a brown top over a white collar.

Study Head of a Boy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Painting of hanging dead ducks, a game bag, hunting horn and letter on a weathered green wooden door.

Cabin Door Still Life

Richard La Barre Goodwin, 1910

Young man in dark coat writing at a cluttered table of books, with plaster statues and an easel in a dim studio interior.

Portrait of Godfrey Frankenstein

John Frankenstein, 1840

Painting of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, head bowed, against a dark background.

St. Luke

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1860

Oil portrait of a smiling girl with curly hair wearing a large black hat and white ruffled blouse against a dark background.

Laura at Seven

Carolus-Duran, 1880

Half-length portrait of a man with long dark hair in a fringed, beaded hide shirt against a cloudy sky.

Chá-tee-wah-née-che, No Heart, Chief of the Wah-ne-watch-to-nee-nah Band

George Catlin, 1830