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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

Painting of two houses among trees and shrubs beneath billowing clouds, with a grassy field and distant hills.

Untitled (houses and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

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

Painting of a dark tree beside a sunlit meadow path, with low hills and a heavy cloudy sky beyond.

Untitled (landscape with meadow and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

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

Sketch of a winged figure in red drapery with a halo, seated on a stone ledge within an arched frame.

Sketch for the Mural at Oberlin College, "The Spirit of Self-Sacrificing Love"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

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

Green grassy hill beside a wide river with small figures on the slope and a tall marker on top.

Floyd's Grave, Where Lewis and Clark Buried Sergeant Floyd in 1804

George Catlin, 1830

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

Painting of a Comanche village with rows of tipis, horseback riders, and women working on hides and drying meat on grassland.

Comanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat

George Catlin, 1830

Oil study of two allegorical female figures in pink and gold drapery flanking a WELCOME cartouche on teal.

Study for Mural at Hotel Manhattan, "Peace and Plenty"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Loose oil painting of a sunlit street with pale buildings, a bell tower, and groups of walking figures in dark and blue cloth

Street Scene

Eleanor Harris, 1940

Painting of a nude woman seated on a bank in a dark forest beside a rock, with light breaking through the trees.

At Nature's Mirror

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1880

Horsemen galloping through wind-blown grass chasing a buffalo herd across an open prairie under a streaked sky.

Bogard, Batiste, and I Chasing Buffalo in High Grass on a Missouri Bottom

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a man carrying a pole across an autumn field past haystacks and a birch tree under a cloudy sky.

Return from the Farm

Elliott Daingerfield, 1920

Painting of Plains hunters on horseback and on foot chasing bison over green hills, with a fallen bison and wounded horse in

Buffalo Chase, Bulls Making Battle with Men and Horses

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil landscape of dense trees with rust and green foliage beside water under a pale, cloudy sky.

Landscape (trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of mounted riders with bows drawing near a rock outcrop on an open plain under a brushed, cloudy sky.

Comanche Giving Arrows to the Medicine Rock

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

Small landscape of cows wading in a calm lake beside a wooded hillside, with ducks on the shore.

(Small Landscape)

Thomas Hicks, 1860

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 eroded clay bluffs in red and yellow above a green plain, with small figures and a spear at the lower left.

"Brick Kilns," Clay Bluffs 1900 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

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

Painting of a dim rustic kitchen with a glowing hearth, pots, shelves, and a doorway opening onto a stone staircase.

Interior of a Kitchen

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 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

Painting of a shaded forest path with trees, a red fence and building, and water with distant hills beyond.

Untitled (landscape, forest scene with red fence and building)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of cows drinking from a stream beside trees, with grazing cows in a meadow and a cloudy sky above.

Untitled (landscape with cows in stream near trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

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

Painting of a river village with houses on a wooded hill, a sailboat on the water, and a figure with a dog on the shore.

Dorchester 1856

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1850

Painting of the Nativity with the infant Christ in a manger, Mary and Joseph, shepherd, ox, donkey, and an arched stone inter

The Nativity

Juan González, 1660

Painting of a band of riders, horses and travois crossing a wide green plain under a pink sky.

Band of Sioux Moving Camp

George Catlin, 1830

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

Dark night landscape with a bright moon, silhouetted trees, and a glowing campfire beside a small shelter and figures.

The Canoe Builders

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1900

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

Painting of Native men in feathered headdresses dancing with spears and rattles, with a drummer on the left, on a pale sandy

Beggar's Dance, Mouth of Teton River

George Catlin, 1830

Painted dancers with feathered headdresses and shields perform a crouched dance on open ground beside seated drummers.

Dance to the Medicine Bag of the Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Mounted hunters chase bison across green rolling hills under a pink cloudy sky in a painting by George Catlin.

Buffalo Chase, Bull Protecting a Cow and Calf

George Catlin, 1830

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

Painting of a lone man carrying a tool along a grassy path beside rocks and tall trees under a gathering storm sky.

Approaching Storm

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

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

Painting of a wrecked boat with seaweed on a sandy beach, dunes and the sea beyond under a cloudy sky.

Cape Cod, Beach

Herman Hartwich, 1890

A.C.B.

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Painting of a full moon over a moonlit harbor with boat masts, a pale wharf building, and wooden pilings reflected in the wat

Untitled (moon over a harbor, wharf scene with full moon and masts of boats)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1860

Oil sketch of a long wooden pier stretching into calm water beside a wooded shore under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with pier)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oil landscape of a lake with sunlit mountains, a figure by the shore, leafy trees and grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Loch Long

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1860

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

Sketch layout of nine reclining Muse figures and a central Hermes and Apollo scene for a library decoration.

Sketches for the Decoration of a Private Library "A"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Loose painting of city rooftops, chimneys and a green overgrown yard seen from above, in muted reds, greys and greens.

Rooftops

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

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

Three standing Sioux men in fringed hide robes and feathers, painted in watercolor within an oval frame against a pale sky.

Little Bear, Steep Wind, The Dog; Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe

George Catlin, 1860

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

Painting of a white-sailed ship and a small sloop in rough green seas under clouds, with a distant coastline.

Whaler off the Vineyard--Outward Bound

William Bradford, 1850

Painting of a winding river past wooded islands and green rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

View from Floyd's Grave, 1300 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Oil still life of two haddock fish on a table, one resting on a blue-rimmed plate against a dark background.

Haddock

Emil Carlsen, 1880

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

Loose painted autumn landscape with golden and orange trees, a stream, a small waterfall and dark rocks.

Autumn Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Painting of a pale lake with wooded islands, reeds, white swans, and distant blue hills under a soft cloudy sky.

Lac du Cygne (Swan Lake), Near the Coteau des Prairies

George Catlin, 1830

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

Dark seascape of a steamboat with smoke and a red flag in choppy water under a stormy sky.

Squall, Brenton Light (boat in storm, lighthouse in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

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

Painting of a mounted warrior with a lance on a white horse beside a painted hide tepee on grassland.

Comanche Lodge of Buffalo Skins

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a green hillside with dark pine trees on the left, a stone wall curving across the slope, and a pale blue sky.

Landscape, Cornish, N.H.

John White Alexander, 1890

Painting of a riverbank with trees, a cow drinking at the water and two cows in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, riverbank, three cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a hilly landscape with dark evergreen trees, scattered rocks in a grassy field, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, fields with rocks and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of two nude women by a wooded river, one standing by a tree and one reclining on the bank, in loose blue and yellow

Standing and Reclining Nymphs

Louis Eilshemius, 1900

Mandan men in feathered headdresses practice archery on a grassy plain with rolling hills behind them.

Archery of the Mandan

George Catlin, 1830

Small oil painting of a river at sunset with a red sun, dark trees, rocks, and two figures by a campfire.

Indians at Campfire--Moon Rising

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1820

Hazy landscape painting of a still pond surrounded by dark trees, with misty mountains and a warm, muted sky above.

Kayser's Pond, Maine

John Bunyan Bristol, 1820

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

Dark landscape painting of cows resting in a field beneath a stormy sky, with trees on the left and right.

Untitled (landscape with cows and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Oil painting of a farmhouse with cattle and a rider on a rural road beneath tall trees and cumulus clouds.

Barnyard Scene

Robert Ladbrooke, 1770

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

Painting of tipis on green prairie with smoke rising, buffalo, horse riders, drying meat racks, and a hide on a frame.

Sioux Encamped on the Upper Missouri, Dressing Buffalo Meat and Robes

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Mandan men in buffalo costumes dancing in a village plaza before domed lodges and a crowd of onlookers.

Bull Dance, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony

George Catlin, 1830