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Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black hat and dark feathered stole against a warm brown background.

Ellen Day Hale

Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown, 1910

Painting of a standing man in feathered headdress and fringed fur leggings holding a pipe and a red-handled club.

Ka-bés-hunk, He Who Travels Everywhere, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of an ochre clay bluff above a green river with gravel shore, trees, and a small distant white building under cloudy

Cabane's Trading House, 930 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a white fort with a flag on a grassy riverbank, a sailboat on the water, and small figures on a path.

Rock Island, United States Garrison

George Catlin, 1830

Mounted warriors with lances and shields ride across green plains at sunrise, one pointing ahead toward rolling hills.

Comanche War Party, Chief Discovering the Enemy and Urging his Men at Sunrise

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and green coat, with engraved reverse reading ancestor of Theodore Rooseve

Peter De Vaux

Henry Benbridge

Painting of a seated nude woman with long auburn hair in a grassy landscape with trees and hills beneath a blue sky.

Echo

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor of a shaded wooded hillside with a dirt path, two small figures, and a pale pond under cloudy sky.

The Shaded Walk

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Painting of an elderly man with white hair and mustache sewing at a dark table, with medals and a pocket watch beside him.

Soldat de Crimée

Harriet Blackstone, 1900

Portrait of a man in a red turban with a feather, white fur robe and beaded necklace, against a golden background.

Ye-hów-lo-gee, The Cloud, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Small painting of a waterfall over dark rocks with trees and small seated figures on a grassy bank at left.

The Falls of Niagara

William Russell Birch, 1820

Watercolor of a cargo barge with rust-colored sails on calm green water, with soft colored reflections and a hazy sky.

Venetian Freight Boats

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of a Mediterranean coast with a twisted tree, agave plants, and two sailboats on blue water.

Italy--The Mediterranean

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1930

Painting of two harnessed oxen and a young boy in a golden field beside a haystack.

Sketch for The Harvesters

Herman Hartwich, 1900

Watercolor of a calm lagoon with red-sailed boats, mooring posts, seagulls, and a distant city skyline under a pale sky.

The Lagoon, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Portrait of a man with red face paint, feather headdress, red blanket and beaded necklace, painted in 1830.

Chee-me-náh-na-quet, Great Cloud, son of Grizzly Bear

George Catlin, 1830

Seated bearded man holding a pipe in a cluttered wooden workshop with tools and an umbrella, painted in muted brown tones.

Kenyon Cox

William A. Coffin, 1920

Watercolor of a red brick bell tower and domed church across a lagoon, with reflections in the water below.

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a two-arched stone bridge over a rocky river, framed by trees, with a small figure on the bridge.

Old Bridge near Bettws-y-Coed, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Three archers with drawn bows aim across a rocky clearing lined with wooden stakes, with mountains behind them.

The Archers

Bryson Burroughs, 1910

Painting of a pale sculpted female head with tall crown on dark ledge, with handwritten card below against black background.

Head of the Queen of Egypt

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Painting of a standing man with feathered headdress, red garment and spear, by George Catlin, 1830.

Cáh-be-múb-bee, He Who Sits Everywhere, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Pale wolves surround a dark buffalo bull on open grassland under a streaked sky, with hills in the distance.

White Wolves Attacking a Buffalo Bull

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a mounted rider with a bow chasing a bison across green prairie under a pale blue sky.

Buffalo Chase, a Single Death

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with red-painted face, feathered headdress, claw necklace and a decorated staff against a pale sky.

Pah-ta-cóo-chee, Shooting Cedar, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a young woman with long black hair, beaded necklaces and a fringed dress with blue star motifs.

Mi-néek-ee-súnk-te-ka, Mink, a Beautiful Girl

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man in a red headwrap, face paint, fur robe and blue beaded necklace against an ochre background.

Round Island, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a kneeling woman in a fur-trimmed painted hide robe with silver earrings against a green landscape.

Mong-shóng-sha, Bending Willow, Wife of Great Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph Curwen

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Portrait of a woman with red face paint, layered beaded necklaces, blue earrings and a fur-edged green and yellow shawl.

Mee-chéet-e-neuh, Wounded Bear's Shoulder, Wife of the Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Dark evening landscape with trees, warm light on their trunks and a pale glow on the horizon beside a riverbank.

On the Banks of the Rhine, near St. Germain at Mont d'Or

Carroll Beckwith, 1870

Ish-a-ró-yeh, He Who Carries a Wolf, a Distinguished Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of mounted riders on a green prairie with a crowd gathered in the foreground under a pale sky.

"Smoking Horses," a Curious Custom of the Sauk and Fox

George Catlin, 1830

Calm river with green wooded hills and a rocky bluff, two canoes with paddlers in the foreground, reflections on water.

Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien

George Catlin, 1830

Two paddlers in a canoe on a calm river below green hills and trees, with clouds and reflections in the water.

Madame Ferrebault's Prairie, above Prairie du Chien

George Catlin, 1830

Jee-hé-o-hó-shah, Cannot Be Thrown Down, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a standing man in a feathered headdress and fur robe, holding a decorated pipestem with red ribbons.

Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of medieval towers and crenellated walls of Carcassonne rising above a grassy slope under a pale sky.

Battlements of Carcassonne, France

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Painting of Assiniboine men and women in a pipe dance circle around a fire, with tipis and onlookers in the background.

Pipe Dance, Assiniboine

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a woman with red face paint, layered beaded necklaces and beaded earrings against a cloudy blue sky.

Koon-za-ya-me, Female War Eagle

George Catlin, 1840

Woman in a pale robe holds a small statuette by a window, with a flower bowl on a round table and a floral screen behind her.

Tanagra (The Builders, New York)

Childe Hassam, 1910

Painting of a standing Indigenous man with red face paint, feathered headdress, and a curved staff, against a green-gold back

Naugh-háigh-hee-kaw, He Who Moistens the Wood

George Catlin, 1820

Watercolor of a man sleeping on his side with his head on his arm, wearing a white shirt on rumpled white sheets.

Portrait Study

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Oval landscape of a calm Swiss lake with a rocky cliff, a boat of figures, snowy mountains, and a village under clouds.

A Swiss Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Painting of a standing man with feathered headdress, red sash and club against a pale sky with hills.

Won-de-tów-a, The Wonder

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a seated man with feathered headdress, red ribbons, and a blue patterned shirt against a tan background.

Hose-put-o-káw-gee, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Dr. Gustavus Brown

Gustavus Hesselius, 1740

Hón-je-a-pút-o, Wife of Bear-catcher

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown hair and blue eyes in a red coat, in a round gold frame.

Peter Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1810

Painting of a wounded bison bleeding onto green prairie grass under a cloudy sky with distant hills.

Wounded Buffalo, Strewing His Blood over the Prairies

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of canoes on a calm river below green hills and pale bluffs, with their reflections in the water.

View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an older man with dark hair, wearing a green garment and layered necklaces with silver medallions.

Ko-mán-i-kin, Big Wave, an Old and Distinguished Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Láh-shee, The Licker, called "Creek Billy"

George Catlin, 1830

Pam-a-hó, The Swimmer, One of Black Hawk's Warriors

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a grey powdered wig, white cravat and dark blue coat against a pale background.

Brother-in-law of Mrs. Alexander Rose

Archibald Robertson, 1790

Painted portrait of a man in feathered headdress, fur chest piece and bone necklace, holding a lance against a blue and gold

Kots-o-kó-ro-kó, Hair of the Bull's Neck, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a sprig of white bell-shaped alpine flowers with red tips and green needle-like leaves on cream paper.

Cassiope (Cassiope mertensiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Portrait of a man with red and blue face paint, feathered headdress, and beaded sash, holding a painted pipe stem.

O-tá-wah, The Ottaway, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of slender hawkweed with yellow flower heads and green leaves on a cream background.

Heieracium gracile

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Painting of a seated boy in a pale sweater holding an arrow, set against a dark tree and a glowing evening landscape.

The Boy with the Arrow

Douglas Volk, 1900

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman in a red and blue headscarf and dark embroidered jacket with white lace collar.

Armenian Lady, Pera

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor sketch of two bearded men in Turkish dress, one standing in a yellow jacket and one seated in blue.

Turks

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a violet pinebarren gentian flower with two buds and slender green leaves on a cream background.

Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana porphyrio)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a sunlit forest path lined with trees and boulders, leading toward a bright clearing.

Untitled (Forest Scene)

Robert Bruce McDougall, died Long Beach, NY, 1900