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Dark portrait of a grinning boy in a green cap with a cigarette in his mouth, against a black background.

New Year's Shooter

George Luks, 1910

Full-length painted portrait of a red-haired woman in a satin gown seated in a carved wooden armchair against a brown backgro

Evalina Palmer Sicilianos

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Painted portrait of a man in a dark blue coat and decorated sash, holding a long pipe against a soft cloudy background.

Kee-món-saw, Little Chief, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a woman with long golden hair in a purple dress and lace bodice against a red background with ornaments.

Natalie Barney

Carolus-Duran, 1900

Painting of an older blacksmith in a cap and leather apron working at an anvil beside a glowing forge.

The Blacksmith

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Portrait of a man in feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a painted pipe, against a golden background.

Téh-ke-néh-kee, Black Coat, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil still life of red and yellow roses with buds and green leaves in a woven basket against a grey background.

Roses Still Life

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1840

Oil painting of a woman in a green dress with two black panthers in a dark green forest setting.

The Black Orchid

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City, 1900

Painted portrait of a standing man with feathered headdress, holding a bow and arrow against a hazy golden sky.

Cáh-he-ga-shín-ga, Little Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Head of a Man

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Portrait of Fidelia Bridges

Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1890

Painted portrait of a woman with red face paint, braids, beaded jewelry and fur-trimmed dress, holding a carved staff.

Chin-cha-pee, Fire Bug That Creeps, Wife of Pigeon's Egg Head

George Catlin, 1830

Seated woman in a red gown holding a violin and sheet music, against a dark red background.

Natalie with Violin

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Oil portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a red dress and embroidered white shawl, against a cloudy landscape.

Jane Evans Tevis

Jacob Eichholtz, 1820

Painting of a standing warrior with a feathered shield, bow, arrows and spear against a pale landscape.

His-oo-sán-chees, Little Spaniard, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of an aged saint with a skull and quill pen, gazing up at a winged angel beside a crucifix and lion.

St. Jerome

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Oval bust-length portrait of a woman in a blue dress with white collar against a dark background.

Mrs. Gustavus Brown

Gustavus Hesselius, 1740

Seated man in red headdress with white feather, blue jacket, white blanket and red leggings, beside a rock under a pale sky.

Mick-e-no-páh, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark-haired woman in a brown dress leaning over a basin in a dim interior.

A Toiler

John White Alexander, 1890

Loose painted portrait of a young woman with long auburn hair, green dress and beaded necklace, hand at chin.

Natalie with Necklace

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a young woman in a white beaded dress holding a feather fan, with lodges and a river behind her.

Seet-sé-be-a, Midday Sun, a Pretty Girl

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair and mustache in a dark jacket and white collar against a brown background.

Walter Shirlaw

Frank Duveneck, 1870

Painting of the Grand Canyon with sunlit red cliffs, layered rock formations fading into blue distance, and pine trees on the

Grand Canyon

Carl Oscar Borg, 1910

Oil portrait of a young boy with red face paint, a pink plume headdress, fur robe, and beaded necklaces against a warm backgr

Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a woman with curly hair holding a palette and brush, wearing a draped lilac robe against a soft background.

Self Portrait in Painting Robe

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a woman in black helping a nude girl dress on a chair, with a winged figure on the wall behind.

Dressing for the Rehearsal

Seymour Joseph Guy, 1890

Oil portrait of a man with a red roach hairstyle in a fur robe against a loosely painted cloudy sky.

Theodore Burr Catlin, in Indian Costume

George Catlin, 1840

Portrait of Agnes Elizabeth Claflin

William Morris Hunt, 1870

Painting of two white statues on pedestals beside a large dark tree, with a pink and orange sunset behind hedges.

Corner of the Terrace, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, blue beaded necklaces, and fur robe, holding a tomahawk, against a muted back

Wá-hón-ga-shee, No Fool, a Great Fop

George Catlin, 1830