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Portrait of a man holding a tomahawk, wearing a pink blanket, fur mantle and silver arm band against a pale sky.

Ah'-sho-cole, Rotten Foot, a Noted Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a smiling young woman with long dark hair, beaded necklaces, and a white fringed dress against a pale sky

Kay-a-gís-gis, a Young Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Alma

Thomas Dewing, 1900

Nude woman with dark hair seen from behind, reflected in a tall mirror on a door in a room with a rug.

Morning Light

George Luks, 1920

Oil self-portrait of a young man in a straw hat turning toward the viewer, set against a sunlit green garden trellis.

Self-Portrait at Montigny

Will Hicock Low, 1870

Painting of a woman in a black hat and pale blouse with a long chain, standing before a green diamond lattice background.

The Chatelaine

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Painting of nude figures on a cliff beside a large pine tree, with a river valley and distant hills below.

On the Cliffs

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1890

Painting of a standing man in a feathered headdress, painted robe with a sun motif, and beaded leggings against a pale sky.

Wán-ee-ton, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Pah-shee-náu-shaw, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a young woman with dark hair holding a shiny brass kettle against a dark background.

The Brass Kettle

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Full-length oil portrait of a standing Navajo man in a patterned woven blanket, silver jewelry, floral trousers and boots.

Tlo-be-nel-ly

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1910

Two women in blue jackets and white aprons sit on a wooden cart beside a brick wall, one embracing the other.

Désirs

William Sergeant Kendall, 1890

Portrait of a seated man in a blue garment and red headband, holding a bundle of arrows, by George Catlin, 1830.

Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs, holding a small cross, against a golden ba

Mrs. William Tecumseh Sherman

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860

Painting of a nude woman with dark hair, head tilted, arm raised, set against a loosely brushed green background.

In Shadow

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Portrait of a man with red and black painted face and body, wearing a metal neck ring and armbands, against a cloudy sky.

I-o-wáy, One of Black Hawk's Principal Warriors

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a woman in a floral dress leaning on a chair back against a muted background, with loose brushwork.

Spanish Senorita

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Loose pastel portrait of a woman in a flowing green dress and floral headdress against a hatched ochre background.

Ruth St. Denis

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Oil portrait of a blond man with an upturned mustache, wearing a red shirt against an olive and brown background.

Blond Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Eichholtz, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, fringed shirt and red blanket, against a blue cloudy sky.

Na-pów-sa, Bear Traveling at Night, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white headwrap and cravat, wearing a dark jacket against a dark background.

Portrait of a Girl

Painting of a woman in a white hide dress with a girl at her side, tipis and a child with a bow behind them.

Assiniboin Woman and Child

George Catlin, 1830

A Choctaw Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a Woman

Jacob Eichholtz, 1800

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a large white ruff collar against a brown background.

Portrait of Frances C. Houston

Thomas Dewing, 1880

Oil portrait of a young boy with dark bobbed hair, head bowed, wearing a brown top over a white collar.

Study Head of a Boy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Painting of hanging dead ducks, a game bag, hunting horn and letter on a weathered green wooden door.

Cabin Door Still Life

Richard La Barre Goodwin, 1910

Young man in dark coat writing at a cluttered table of books, with plaster statues and an easel in a dim studio interior.

Portrait of Godfrey Frankenstein

John Frankenstein, 1840

Painting of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, head bowed, against a dark background.

St. Luke

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1860

Oil portrait of a smiling girl with curly hair wearing a large black hat and white ruffled blouse against a dark background.

Laura at Seven

Carolus-Duran, 1880

Half-length portrait of a man with long dark hair in a fringed, beaded hide shirt against a cloudy sky.

Chá-tee-wah-née-che, No Heart, Chief of the Wah-ne-watch-to-nee-nah Band

George Catlin, 1830

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 Frazer Andrews, 1910

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

George Catlin, 1830

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

Poppies

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

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

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

Laura at Fifteen

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

The Fur Coat

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

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

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 seated ballerina in a pale tutu and pink slippers, set against a dark interior background.

Ballerine

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Three arched panels stacked vertically showing a hunter with a dog, a herder with a cow, and a farmer with a sickle and sheav

The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated older woman with feathered grey hair, pearls, fur wrap and patterned shawl against a dark background

Mrs. Cass Gilbert

Arthur Stockdale Cope, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit holding a rolled document, with a quill, books, and a domed building in the windo

Portrait of Freeman Cary

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1850

Loosely painted portrait of a woman with a red flower in her hair, olive shawl, and dark background.

In Life

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white lace mantilla holding a painted fan against a dark background.

Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla

Mary Cassatt, 1870

Oil portrait of a man in buckskin with beaded necklace and shell pendant, holding a carved wooden stick, against blue sky.

Ma-shée-na, Elk's Horns, a Subchief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a narrow Venetian canal with gondolas, a small arched bridge, and tall palazzo facades under blue sky.

Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Full-length painting of a standing Native American man in feathered headdress, holding a feathered staff and tomahawk, in red

Kee-o-kúk, The Watchful Fox, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a blue dress and red shoes, holding cherries beside a rose bush with a yellow butterf

Portrait of Adelia Ellender

Joshua Johnson, 1800

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat, chin resting on his hand, gazing downward before a pale background.

Captain Wheeler

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Oil portrait of a woman with braided hair, bead and coin necklaces, and a fur-trimmed robe against a soft sky.

Wi-lóoh-tah-eeh-tcháh-ta-máh-nee, Red Thing That Touches in Marching, Daughter of Black Rock

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly hair, wearing a blue blouse and gold necklace against a dark background.

The Necklace

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and red tie holding a folded paper, against a dark background.

William T. Evans

Wyatt Eaton, 1880

Vers 1903

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painted portrait of a seated man with feathers in his hair, red body paint and shell necklace, with teepees behind him.

Quáy-hám-kay, Stone Shell, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a street scene with a seated woman, a barefoot girl gazing up, a monkey, and weathered posters on a brick wall.

The Savoyard Boy in London

James Edward Freeman, 1860

Painting of a green glazed jar with carved lid on a black stand, beside a small gold figure on a red block.

Green Chinese Jar

Ruth Payne Burgess, 1920

Painted interior with a striped sofa, gilt chair, red console table, and a garden tapestry scene of elegant figures on the wa

Boudoir, Chateau de Chaalis

Walter Gay, 1910

Painted portrait of a woman with long braids, beaded necklaces, fringed dress and red shawl against a green background.

Ru-ton-wee-me, Pigeon on the Wing

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a Cree woman with long dark hair, red face paint, beaded jewelry and a fringed hide garment against a mountai

Tow-ée-ka-wet, a Cree Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a barefoot woman in a white dress with flowing golden hair, standing at water's edge beneath a flock of birds.

The Viking's Daughter

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City, 1880

Dark painted portrait of a man with downcast eyes, a shadowed hat, and a lit face against a near-black background.

The Musketeer

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Portrait of a young blonde girl in a red dress seated beside a black hat, with autumn leaves and a hazy landscape behind her.

Polly

George de Forest Brush, 1910

Portrait of a man in a feathered orange headwrap, fur robe and beaded necklace, with an axe on his shoulder.

Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Full-length portrait of a standing man in fringed hide robe and feathered horned headdress, holding a decorated staff.

Peh-tó-pe-kiss, Eagle's Ribs, a Piegan Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a red-haired mother in a white blouse holding a sleeping baby against her shoulder, with the sea behind.

The Happy Mother

Seated man in fringed robe holding a painted pipe, red roach headdress and face paint, by George Catlin, 1830.

Te-ah'-ke-ra-lée-re-coo, The Cheyenne, a Republican Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Bust-length portrait of a man in a white jacket and dark neckerchief, painted against a pale background.

Waun-naw-con, The Dish (John W. Quinney), a Missionary Preacher

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a seated woman with curly hair and flowers, wearing a black dress and lace, with a teal sofa behind her.

Matilda Davis Williams

Christian Gullager, 1790

Painting of a nude siren with a teal tail resting on rocks by the sea, wearing a red coral wreath in her hair.

The Siren

Louis Loeb, 1900

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, beaded earrings, a fur robe, and a sword across his body.

Wée-sheet, Sturgeon's Head, a Fox Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Woman in red robe kneels by glowing infant in straw manger, looking up at star seen through cross-shaped stone window.

Christmas Morn

Will Hicock Low, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs, gilded red armchair, dark background.

Susan Pickering Bemis

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of Palazzo Barberini in Rome above rooftops, with a green lawn and trees in the foreground under a pale sky.

Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a painted man seen from behind holding a spear and quiver, standing on an open plain with a distant tree.

Pa-hú-sha, White Hair, the Younger, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled reddish hair, dark double-breasted coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Irish Gentleman

John Hoppner, 1810

Painting of a standing man holding a feathered spear, wearing a red headdress and green wrap, against a pale landscape.

Wash-ím-pe-shee, Madman, a Distinguished Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Meditation

Herman Hartwich, 1880

Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror

Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a woman in a black dress with a red shawl standing by a calm river, with a red-roofed house among trees across th

Promenade

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a stone statue of Ceres holding wheat in a sunlit garden, with hedges, trees and a distant statue.

Terminal Figure of Ceres

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated man with a mustache in a brown suit and white collar against a pale background.

Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing

Thomas Hovenden, 1890

Pomona

Childe Hassam, 1900

Alice Pike Barney, in Wedding Gown

Alice Pike Barney, in Wedding Gown

Jared B. Flagg, 1870

Frontal portrait of a Yuma woman with dark hair, painted face markings and a red blanket, against a muted gray-olive backgrou

Ne-i-so-meh

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, face paint, beaded necklaces, and a red armband, holding a pipe.

Wée-ke-rú-law, He Who Exchanges

George Catlin, 1830

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Two Guns White Calf

Benjamin H. Frayser, 1950

Painting of a smiling woman in a cream dress leaning toward a monkey beside a hat, under a leafy arbor.

Woman in Arbor with Monkey

Claudio Castelucho, 1920

Oil portrait of a young woman with auburn hair and a blue bow, wearing a teal dress with puffed sleeves against green.

Suzette

Albert P. Lucas, 1890