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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 of cut-leaf fleabane with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers, buds and feathery green leaves on a cream back

Cut-Leaf Fleabane (Erigeron compositus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval portrait of a man with gray hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set within a pale stone-like frame.

Retrato de caballero

José Campeche, 1800

Portrait of a woman in a brown embroidered kimono beside a cream vase of white flowers against a dark background.

Brown Kimono (Portrait of Kathryn Beta la Forque)

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1900