Artists of the American West photograph collection, 1835-1890.

Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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George Catlin, artist and author, was known especially for his paintings of Indians. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he practiced law until his talent for painting led him to join a group of artists in Philadelphia in 1823. Catlin concentrated on portrait painting in Washington, D.C., until 1829, when he saw a delegation of visiting American Indians in Philadelphia. He then resolved to devote his life to preserving the appearance and character of the vanishing Indians and for forty-two yea...

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902

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Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was a landscape painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Albert Bierstadt letters, 1880-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233006971 Landscape painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Albert Bierstadt letters, 1880-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557002 German-American painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Hiram Powers, 1870 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat ...

Museum of the Great Plains

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Founded as Comanche County Historical Society in 1954. From the description of Museum of the Great Plains maps and blueprints collection, 1926-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 234313700 Originally founded as Comanche County Historical Society in 1954; museum first opened to the public on Ft. Sill, 1956, scope broadened to include Great Plains in 1960 and moved to present building on city park land; parent organization renamed Great Plains Historical Association; in 1970 ...

Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild, 1849-1925

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Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum (1849-1925) was an artist and illustrator known for his western and military subjects. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 28, 1849, and studied at the Art Students League in New York City from 1878-1879 before traveling in the Western U.S. to paint Indians and life in the U.S. Army. His works appeared in "Harper's Weekly" from 1885-1890, and he illustrated Western fiction. He was one of the first artists to gain inspiration from the figure of the cowboy. ...

Humphrey, Donna

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Rindisbacher, Peter, 1806-1834

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King, Charles Bird, 1785-1862

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Artist noted for his Indian portraits. Trained at the Royal Academy by Benjamin West, King in 1819 opened a studio in Washington, D.C. During 1821-1822 he began to paint portraits of visiting Indians for Thomas McKenney, superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. One of these first portraits was of Petalesharo (called Terrekitauahu by King), a Loup Pawnee chief who was visiting Washington as part of an Indian delegation led by Indian agent Benjamin O'Fallon. ...

Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893

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Swiss painter. From the description of Letter, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83040231 Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Swizz painter. From the description of Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580303 Bodmer, a young Swiss painter, accompanied Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, 1832-1834, on a scientific expedition into the American West. Their works as an artist and naturalist were later published in a boo...

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...

Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858

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Frenzeny, Paul

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Born in 1840, Frenzeny was active in California as an illustrator of genre scenes. He died in 1902. From the description of San Francisco newsboys distributing the evening papers : col. engraving, 1877? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864470 ...

Farney, H. F., 1847-1916

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Exhibits USA (Firm)

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Mid-America Arts Alliance

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Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872

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Painter from Detroit, Michigan, primarily of pictures of Indians. From the description of John Mix Stanley papers, 1842, 1868-1871. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418580 John Mix Stanley (1814-1872), began painting Indians in 1838, was with Gen. Kearny's California expedition in 1846, and toured the Pacific Northwest in 1847-48. In 1853 he was an artist on Gov. Stevens's expedition to survey a northern route for the Pacific railroad. From the des...

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

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Frederic Remington was born October 4, 1861 in Canton, New York. He was educated at the Vermont Episcopal Institute and attended Yale University. He worked as a cowboy, scout, and ran a sheep and mule ranch in the west. He married Eva Caten on October 1, 1884. Remington was a painter, sculptor and illustrator of Indians, cowbnoys and the American soldier at war. His travels took him to Germany, Russia, North Africa, Cuba and all over North America. Frederic Remington died December 26, 1909 in Ne...

Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891

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Darley, Félix Octavius Carr 1822-1888

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American draftsman and illustrator. From the description of Felix Octavius Carr Darley sketchbooks, [ca. 1840-1860]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64060713 Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Darley distinguished himself as an illustrator. In 1848, he moved to New York and became successful illustrating the works of Irving and Cooper. After his marriage in 1859, he and his wife moved to Claymont, Delaware. From the description of Mrs. Felix Octavius Car...

Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875

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American painter of Indians. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Brantz Mayer, 1852 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870713 American illustrator, painter, landscape artist, and army officer. From the description of Sketches, ca. 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536311 U.S. army officer, topographical draftsman, and painter and illustrator of Indian life. An 1829 West Point gradu...

Humphrey Galleries (Santa Fe, N.M.)

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Tavernier, Jules, 1844-1889

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