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Painting of three women gathered at a pool under dark trees, one in a red skirt bending toward the water.

The Drinking Pool (three women at water)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Seated man in a red headdress and fur robe holding a pipe-like object beside a red-painted staff, on a grassy mound.

A'h-sha-la-cóots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of rose-breasted grosbeaks and a brown-streaked bird on an evergreen branch with red berries, against a cloudy sky.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1800

Seated man in fur robe with red feathered headdress and silver pendant, against a pale hazy landscape.

Loo-rá-wée-re-coo, Bird that Goes to War, a Tapage Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of an ornate palace vestibule with an open carved door, sunlit windows, gilded decoration and a patterned marble flo

Vestibule Corner ''Schleissheim," Prince Regent Luitpold's Palace

Herman Hartwich, 1880

Painting of a young man with red face paint, white feather headdress and braided hair, holding a tomahawk.

Good Hunter, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with red face paint, red feathered headdress, silver earrings and necklaces, and a dark fur garment.

Shón-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a smiling woman with curly hair against a dark background, painted in loose brushstrokes.

Head of the Artist

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Painting of a seated bronze Buddha and a vase of yellow and white flowers before a busy, colorful scene of figures.

Bronze Buddha

Henry Golden Dearth, 1910

La-wáh-he-coots-la-sháw-no, Brave Chief, a Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, beaded necklace, and a decorated shield against a blue sk

Háh-je-day-ah'-shee, Meeting Birds, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with red-painted face, red headwrap with white feather, necklaces, and a beaded pipe stem.

Toh-kí-e-to, Stone With Horns, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Ten-sqúat-a-way, The Open Door, Known as The Prophet, Brother of Tecumseh

George Catlin, 1830

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a white lace cap and fichu, holding a gold watch chain, against red drapery.

Portrait of Mrs. Robert Kermit

James Earl, 1790

Painting of a sunlit room with two gilt armchairs, oval tapestry panels on the walls, and an open paneled door.

Untitled (Interior View)

Walter Gay, 1930

Painted portrait of a man with long hair, red face paint and bare chest against a pale green background.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief in Mourning

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a bearded man with blue eyes in a dark jacket, white collar and blue tie against a dark background.

Doctor R.

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Half-length painted portrait of a man in a red and white turban and blue patterned shirt against a cloudy sky.

Kút-tee-o-túb-bee, How Did He Kill?, a Noted Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Two purple grackles perched on a corn stalk beside an ear of corn, painted on aged paper.

Purple Grackle

John James Audubon, 1780

Painted portrait of a seated man in fringed clothing with a red feathered headdress, holding a long pipe.

W'y-ee-yogh, Man of Sense, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a woman in a black dress with a white ruffled collar against a dark background.

A Lady in Black

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark suit and cravat, holding a key, with papers on a table.

Joseph Henry

Walter Ingalls, 1800

Painting of a seated woman with red hair and closed eyes, holding a dark vase, in soft green and cream tones.

Woman with Vase

Edmond Aman-Jean, 1930

Painted portrait of a standing man in fringed leather leggings, fur mantle, and red body paint against a pale background.

Ki-hó-go-waw-shú-shee, Brave Chief, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man in a red headwrap and embroidered white sash, holding a long rifle against a pale sky.

Steeh-tcha-kó-me-co, Great King (called Ben Perryman), a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with green face paint holding a red and black feather fan, wearing a white fringed garment.

Wah-pe-kée-suck, White Cloud (called the Prophet), Adviser to Black Hawk

George Catlin, 1830

Small gilt-framed portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a gray background.

Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons

Sarah Goodridge, 1820

Painting of classical garden statues on pedestals lining a sunlit tree-shaded path, rendered in loose painterly brushwork.

Carrefour at the End of the Tapis Vert, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, against an olive background, in a beaded frame.

Mr. John Corlis

Edward Greene Malbone, 1790

Watercolor of a ruined cylindrical stone tower with mesas behind, two figures and a cooking fire in the foreground.

Ancient Stone Round Tower

William Henry Holmes, 1870