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Laura in Blacks

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painted self-portrait of an older man with white hair, glasses and mustache against a red brushstroked background.

Self-Portrait

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1920

Bust portrait of a man in red face paint, feathered headdress and painted hide shirt against a cloudy sky.

Pa-ris-ka-roó-pa, Two Crows, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Autumn landscape painting of tall trees with orange leaves, a small stream, a red figure on a path, and a blue sky.

Autumn Landscape

Du Bois Fenelon Hasbrouck, 1880

Painting of a young figure with hair tied in a bun and ribbon, wrapped in a shawl, against a dark reddish-brown background.

Ideal Head

George Fuller, 1880

Portrait of a man in a feathered headwrap and patterned coat, holding a rifle, painted against a golden background.

Co-ee-há-jo, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Pah-lah-wool-ey

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Painting of a dark sea under pink-grey clouds, with a whale spout rising near the horizon and a distant ship.

The Spouting Whale

William Morris Hunt, 1870

Painted portrait of a woman in beaded jewelry holding an infant in a red cradleboard with hanging charms.

Chée-ah-ká-tchée, Wife of Nót-to-way

George Catlin, 1830

A-a-wah

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Oil painting of a young boy in a sheepskin jacket and wide hat, with a flute and gourd beside him in a mountain landscape.

Italian Boy in Sheepskin Jacket

Pierre-Louis-Joseph de Coninck, 1850

Painting of a man in a red blanket and feathered headdress, with a quiver and bow, against a pale cloudy sky.

Tcha-tó-ga, Mad Buffalo, Murderer of Two White Men

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a black judicial robe holding a red book, with bookshelves behind him.

Portrait of Harlan Stone

Henry Salem Hubbell, 1940

Half-length portrait of a woman with dark hair in a pale blouse, gazing downward against a dark background.

Mother (Annie Williams Gandy)

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Painting of a standing woman in a white robe and red leggings beside a tree, against a hazy sky.

Wa-quóth-e-qua, The Buck's Wife, Wife of the Whale

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a sunlit cliff and grassy mountain slope above a shadowed canyon with evergreen trees and a stream.

Castle Creek Canyon, South Dakota

Franklin De Haven, 1910

Painting of a bearded man pushing a hay-laden cart across a grassy field, with a sailboat on water behind him.

Seaweed Gatherers

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Portrait of a figure with red face paint, feathered headdress, and fringed garment against a muted sky background.

Hee-oh'ks-te-kin, Rabbit's Skin Leggings

George Catlin, 1830

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress and feathered hat, holding a riding crop, against a dark background.

Anita Ready for a Ride

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of women in red dresses making lace at a doorway beside old brick buildings with a red roof at dusk.

Lace Makers, Bruges

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Painting of a seated older man in a white robe holding a beaded staff, with a painted shield and weapons behind him.

Eh-toh'k-pah-she-pée-shah, Black Moccasin, aged Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a weathered stone armored statue on a pedestal, seen from behind, framed by dark trees and a pale evening sky.

Modigliani Gate Post

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of yellow flowers in a blue and white vase on a wooden table with a dark cloth and chair.

Still Life with Flowers

Russell Cheney, 1940

Painting of a seaport with a stone bridge, a masted ship, red-roofed houses, and a dark tree under an overcast sky.

Ancient Seaport

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark hair, red cheek paint, beaded necklaces and a draped light garment.

Káh-kée-tsee, Thighs, a Wichita Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a smiling woman with crossed arms in a doorway as a man in a green hat draws on the wooden door.

Drawing on Door

A. Kinder or Rinder, 1880

Painting of a chained woman with long hair seated on a stone bench in a dim prison cell, with straw on the floor.

Marguerite in Prison

Johann Grund, 1860

Sky-se-ró-ka, Second Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a woman in a white dress and straw hat with two children seated under sunlit trees.

Springtime in France

Two arched allegorical panels labeled Science and Art, showing a seated veiled woman with books and a reclining woman with a

The Progress of Civilization: Science and Art (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900