Fernand Harvey Lungren letter

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Fernand Harvey Lungren letter

1894.0

A letter to ethnologist John Gregory Bourke, September 16, 1894, describing his experiences in the Southwest, his painting SNAKE DANCE, and commenting on Bourke's work.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7024525

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Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896

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John Gregory Bourke was a United States Army officer and ethnologist. After serving in the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War, Bourke attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1869. While serving in the 3rd Cavalry he studied customs of American Indians of the Southwest and published works on Indian ethnology. The Garza War, 1891-1892, was a rebellion against Mexican president Porfirio Díaz by Mexicans living in Texas led by Catarino Garza. Bourke participated in ef...

Lungren, Fernand, 1857-1932

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Painter; illustrator, Santa Barbara, Calif. and Toledo, Ohio; b. Nov. 13, 1859, Hagerstown, Md.; d. Nov. 9, 1932. Birth date also cited as 1857. From the description of Fernand Harvey Lungren letter, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220158894 Fernand Lungren (1859-1932) is best known as a painter and illustrator of Southwest desert and canyon scenes, and Native American life. He was born in Maryland, raised in Toledo, Ohio, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine...