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Oval miniature portrait of a young blond child with blue eyes, wearing an orange dress with a white ruffled collar.

Member of the Washington Family

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a Ragged Fringe-orchid with a tall spike of pale green and white flowers above grass and broad leaves.

Ragged Fringe-orchid (Habenaria lacera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two butterfly weed stems with clusters of yellow-orange flowers and long green leaves on cream paper.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair, white dress, and pink rose brooch against grey background.

Mary Thayer Holden

Thomas Young, 1800

Watercolor of eroded sandstone cliff dwellings with a seated man in a hat on a ledge, a distant plain beyond.

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Stylized painting of a child with blue eyes seated in a black rocking chair against a bold, patterned background.

Child in Rocker

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painted portrait of a seated figure in a red blanket, feathered headdress and striped sleeves, hand resting on chest.

Gaw-záw-que-dung, He Who Halloes

George Catlin, 1830

Landscape painting of a lake and mountain framed by autumn trees, with a woman in red walking a dirt path.

Landscape

John O'Brien Inman, 1890

Oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, dark coat and frilled white cravat against a dark red background.

George Washington

William Winstanley, 1800

Painting of a standing warrior holding a decorated shield and arrows, wearing a striped fur robe and feathered headdress.

Kotz-a-tó-ah, Smoked Shield, a Distinguished Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a green robe against a dark brown background, by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Full-length portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, fur robe and beaded moccasins, holding a tomahawk.

Nót-to-way, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman and young boy with an open book, seated before dark foliage, in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William T. Evans and Her Son

Henry O. Walker, 1890

Full-length painted portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress and fringed buckskin, holding a feathered fan, with riv

Ha-na-tá-nu-maúk, Wolf Chief, Head Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a standing woman in fringed hide dress and fur robe beside a tipi, under a pale blue sky.

Ah'-kay-ee-pix-en, Woman Who Strikes Many

George Catlin, 1830

Stán-au-pat, Bloody Hand, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a standing man with feathered headdress, holding a decorated shield and lance, against a pale sky.

Ah-móu-a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk's Principal Braves

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit with a white cuff, set against a dark background.

Portrait of William E. Norton

William Penhallow Henderson, 1900

Head of a Young Girl

Lucia Fairchild Fuller, 1900

Painting of a standing Native American man in feathered headdress and red body paint, smoking a pipe against a pale sky.

Wah-chee-háhs-ka, Man Who Puts All Out of Doors

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a garden with a stone well, columns topped with urns, flowers, and a distant city under a blue evening sky.

In the Gardens of the Villa Palmieri

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a cathedral's gabled facade with a rose window, scaffolding, and a tomb in the foreground.

North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Eeh-tow-wées-ka-zeet, He Who Has Eyes Behind Him (also known as Broken Arm), a Foremost Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oval portrait of a man in a red cloak resting his hand on leather-bound books against a dark background.

Peter Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1820

Watercolor of a cloister walkway with mosaic-inlaid columns, arched galleries, and a grassy courtyard in warm light.

Cathedral at Monreale, Sicily

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, a feathered headdress with red ribbons, and a pipe held in his hands.

Ko-mán-i-kin-o-haw, Little Whale, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a flower bouquet in a white pitcher with a framed portrait of a man, decanters, and a starfish on a table.

Myself in the Mirror

Oliver Chaffee, 1920

Une Martyre (Saint Thechla)

Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson, 1890

Portrait of a man in a red feathered turban, white blanket and nose ornament, against a pale sky.

Non-on-dá-gon, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a standing man with red face paint, feathered headdress and a bird held under his arm, against a loose background

Káw-kaw-ne-chóo-a, a Brave

George Catlin, 1820