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Painted portrait of a man in a fringed ochre garment and round shell pendant, against a blue and gold sky.

Kee-án-ne-kuk, Foremost Man, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, seated against a dark background with a landsca

Andrew Jackson

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Portrait of a man with red and black face paint, feather headdress, and layered beaded necklaces against a pale sky.

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a dense bouquet of white, red and pink flowers on a table with a white cloth and gold drape.

Untitled (floral still life)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Expressionist painting of a forest with arching red tree trunks, dark green foliage, and a pale path leading into the trees.

Red Tree

Marsden Hartley, 1910

Portrait of a man with a large hair wrap, beaded earrings, shell necklace, and fringed decorated shirt against a muted sky ba

Ha-wón-je-tah, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white waistcoat, with a red brick farmhouse and hills behind him.

Captain Charles McKnight

Jacob Frymire, 1800

Painting of a naked toddler in beaded moccasins and necklaces holding a fur robe and arrows on a grassy plain.

Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull's Back Fat

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned left against a black background.

Portrait of a Man

John Jackson, 1830

Painting of a young boy with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and red leggings, holding arrows beside palm trees and a r

Osceola Nick-a-no-chee, a Boy

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a young girl with long hair and a white hair bow against a dark brown background.

Infanta

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Painting of a standing man with a painted red torso, holding a bow, beside a wooden lodge and distant trees.

Aih-no-wa, The Fire, a Fox Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil study of a woman with blonde hair, eyes lowered, in a yellow blouse against a green background.

Study of Head

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Half-length oil portrait of a man with a mustache, dark suit and white stock against a dark brown background.

The White Stock

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Full-length portrait of a woman in a pale blue gown with gold sash against a dark background, painted in loose brushwork.

Portrait of Dorothy Wagstaff

Robert Henri, 1910

Painted portrait of a seated man in a red turban holding a lacrosse stick, with a beaded belt and face paint.

Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark-haired woman seated sideways on a green stool, draped in pale blue cloth, against a grey background.

Study of a Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil still life of grapes, melon, orange, pomegranate, a wine glass and a dark flask on a white cloth.

Still Life

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Half-length oil portrait of a woman in a white gown and powdered curled wig, with a dark landscape and tree behind her.

Mrs. Abington

John Hoppner, 1810

Seated man in a white robe with red stripes, feathered headdress and red face paint, against a hazy landscape.

L'har-e-tar-rúshe, Ill-natured Man, a Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Small painting of a seated man and standing woman in a dark rural landscape under a grey stormy sky.

Repose

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a figure in a bear-fur headdress and fringed robe holding a spear and red shield against a hazy background.

Medicine Man, Performing His Mysteries over a Dying Man

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two bearded men in robes seated in a dim interior, one gesturing, beside a window with a green landscape.

Visit of Nicodemus to Christ

John La Farge, 1880

Portrait of a man in a feathered patterned headband and fur chest ornament, holding a studded shield.

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Standing man in fur robe holds a red-streamered spear against a cloudy blue sky and green plain.

Shoo-de-gá-cha, The Smoke, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white silk gown with lace cuffs, resting her arm on a ledge before a tree and sky.

Portrait of Lucy Parry, Wife of Admiral Parry

John Wollaston, 1740

Still life painting of a straw hat, scarves, flowers in a green vase, and a crystal candelabra on a reflective table.

Furbelows

Albert Edward Sterner, 1940

Impressionist painting of a waterfall pouring over a purple rock cliff, with misty turquoise and lavender tones.

Niagara Falls

John Henry Twachtman, 1890

Oil portrait of an older man with spectacles and a mustache, in a dark suit, against a deep red background.

Ralph Cross Johnson

Ernest Moore, 1900

Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)

Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880