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John Vanderlyn. Murder of Jane McCrea. 1800 -studied with Gilbert Stuart -popular tale of romance and horror -very American |
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Charles Bird King. Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnee. 1820 -made in a studio -wearing peace medal -Artist was sympathetic |
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George Catlin. Mah-To-Toh-Ta (Four Bears) Mandan Chief. 1832 -miniatures -his own mother and grandmother were captured -visits 48 different tribes -documents and interviews indians -1830 indian removal act |
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George Catlin. The Last Race, Part of the Okipa Ceremony (Mandan). 1832 -Sioux Indians -ceremony creation of life -warriors had to prove themselves, starved, tortured -Ran around to see who is the strongest |
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Seth Eastman. Lacrosse Playing Among the Sioux Indians. 1850 -Eastman studied in army to draw terrain -preserved indian customs -commisioned by congress to paint this |
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Thomas Moran, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. 1870 -british born -promoted national parks -most people never knew what it looked like out west |
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James Audubon. Golden Eagle Female Adult. 1832 -was never meant to be fine art -painted for science reasonns -watercolor, life-size -America's first naturalist -published in book in Scotland, Birds of America |
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