Cary, William de la Montagne, 1840-1922
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Cary, William de la Montagne, 1840-1922
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Cary, William de la Montagne (American painter, 1840-1922)
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Cary, W. M. 1840-1922 (William de la Montagne),
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William de la Montagne Cary
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Cary, 1840-1922
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William Cary left New York City in 1860 for a trip west with no particular destination in mind. After reaching San Francisco he returned back home, just before the outbreak of the Civil War, with many sketches of what he had seen. He painted scenes from his sketches and from his memory for the rest of his life. Many of his works appeared in Leslie's Weekly and Harper's Weekly.
William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922) was an American painter.
William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922) was an American painter.
In 1861 he and two friends journeyed overland to the Pacific Coast and for the next 50 years of his life Cary painted pioneer and Native American scenes almost exclusively.
Illustrator, painter; Brookline, Mass.
His westward expedition of 1866 was the basis for illustrations from 1866-1896 which appeared in Leslie's, Harper's, and Scribner's.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/25985488
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83184067
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83184067
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Art, American
Frontier and pioneer life
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Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Oregon
Overland journeys to the Pacific
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Great Plains
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