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Painting of a brick house with a red roof beside a calm river, framed by trees and reflected in the water.

Edge of a Stream

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Eé-shah-kó-nee, Bow and Quiver, First Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil landscape of a steam train crossing a stone bridge over a river, framed by green trees and hills under clouds.

Train

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of bison herd on rolling green hills with three rifle-carrying hunters in the foreground under a blue sky.

Batiste, Bogard, and I Approaching Buffalo on the Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painted men in a crouching dance formation hold spears and bows on a plain, with a standing woman and a mountain behind them.

Dance to the Berdash

George Catlin, 1830

Moonlit landscape with a glowing moon behind clouds, rolling hills, dark evergreen trees and a lone pine at night.

Gathering Mists

Charles Warren Eaton, 1900

Loose painting of white and red poppies among green foliage in a garden, with dark trees behind.

Poppies

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Painting of a rocky coastline with dark green cliffs, white surf, and a turbulent pale sky above the sea.

Sun and Storm

Paul Dougherty, 1900

Half-length portrait of a man in a red turban, face paint, dark coat and fringed sash against a muted sky.

Bód-a-sin, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two tree trunks with exposed roots and a green canopy, with shrubs and a stream in the background.

Trees beside a Stream

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark wavy hair, beaded necklaces, and a fringed garment with metal discs.

Tchón-su-móns-ka, Sand Bar, Wife of the Trader François Chardon

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a mountain valley with smokestacks and buildings, large boulders and pine trees in the foreground, under a cloudy

Leadville, Colorado

n.d Harriet A. Harris, 1880

Laura at Fifteen

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

The Fur Coat

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Night scene of a dance around a fire with feathered dancers, torches, tipis, and onlookers under a moonlit sky.

Scalp Dance, Sioux

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a small glowing cabin with a dark roof framed by trees under a pale evening sky.

The Old Homestead

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a dense tree cluster with a lone figure walking a dirt path beside fallen branches under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, woodcutter on path)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Blonde Studio Model

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Loose painting of a sunlit woodland with tall trees, leafy canopy, and a shaded pond edge with reeds.

Wooded Landscape

Samuel Isham, 1910

Oil portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, face paint, shell necklace and yellow shirt, holding a pipe.

No-way-ke-sug-ga

Alexander Davis Cooper, 1840

Two women at night: a sleeping woman beside a crescent moon, and a standing woman holding a glowing star under a starry sky.

Night and Her Daughter Sleep

Mary L. Macomber, 1900

Watercolor of a doctor examining a shirtless man's arm while other men wait nearby and a seated man holds a paper.

Physical Examination

Forrest Flower, 1900

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Dusky rural landscape with a woman herding cattle and sheep along a dirt road toward farmhouses under tall trees.

Untitled (woman with cattle and sheep at dusk)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Wa-ho-béck-ee, a Handsome Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair, mustache and eyeglasses in a dark suit against a teal and cream background.

Portrait of H. Siddons Mowbray

Henry Salem Hubbell, 1910

Painting of a red-roofed villa framed by tall cypress trees and dense garden shrubs behind a stone wall, under a cloudy sky.

Untitled - Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a forested valley with a pond, cliffs, a distant mountain, and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Cumberland Mountain Hunters

Samuel M. Lee, 1830

Painting of a man in a feathered headdress pulling a lasso to restrain a wild horse on an open plain.

Breaking Down the Wild Horse

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of eroded ochre clay hills beside a winding river, with flat-topped bluffs in the distance under a pale sky.

View in the Big Bend of the Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830