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Portrait of a man in a dark coat, high collar and sash, turned to the left against a pale cloudy sky.

Cú-sick, Son of the Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Natalie at Seven

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Painting of a seated woman in a blue polka dot dress, flowered hat and white gloves, on a red ladder-back chair.

The Polka Dot Dress

George Luks, 1920

Painted portrait of an older man in a red headwrap and beaded necklace, with a fur robe, against a brown background.

Deep Lake, an Old Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a woman in a dark gown with green sash, gold earrings and feathered headpiece against a dark background.

Kate Deering Ridgely

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Oval portrait of a young girl with curled dark hair, blue ribbons, and a white puff-sleeved dress against a dark background.

Georgianna Frances Adams

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

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