Seth Eastman : a portfolio of North American Indians / Sarah E. Boehme, Christian F. Feest, Patricia Condon Johnston.

Title:

ISBN:

9780963933843

Personal Author:

Boehme, Sarah E.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

Afton, Minnesota : Afton Historical Society Press, [1995]

Physical Description:

xxiii, 171 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Contents:

An officer and an illustrator : on the Indian frontier / Sarah E. Boehme -- The plates : annotations / by Christian F. Feest -- He chased Indians : the soldier artist's life / Patricia Condon Johnston.

Summary:

Book showcases the former James J. Hill collection of Seth Eastman watercolors. In addition there are scenes based on Eastman's experiences in other parts of the country--landscapes, paintings of Indian artifacts, etc. Published together for the first time since the 1850s, these painting comprise the largest extant collection of Eastman watercolors.

Personal Subject:

Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875-Themes, motives.

MacMillan, W. Duncan (William Duncan), 1930--Art collections.

Geographic Term:

Minnesota -- In art

Wazíyata Othúŋwe

Subject Term:

Indians of North America--Minnesota -- Pictorial works

Indigenous peoples--Minnesota -- Pictorial works

Dakota Indians -- Pictorial works.

Watercolor painting -- Private collections--Minnesota--Wayzata

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