Dacotah Written Music, Seth Eastman, 1849–55

Seth EastmanVereinigte Staaten, 1808–1875

Dacotah Written Music

1849–55 · Drawing

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Wo ist „Dacotah Written Music“ heute? Sammlung: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Derzeit nicht ausgestellt. Geprüft 29. September 2026.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, Vereinigte Staaten

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Unverändert seit: 25. Sept. 2026
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Über das Werk

U.S. Army Captain Seth Eastman was a trained artist who served twice on the frontier at Minnesota’s Fort Snelling, from 1830 to 1832 and again from 1841 to 1848. His extensive firsthand, peaceful encounters with Native Americans gave him extraordinary opportunities to observe their customs and practices, which he documented in his art. He became known as the “pictorial historian of the Indian.”

This ink drawing belongs to a series that he made between 1849 and 1855 to illustrate Henry Rowe Schoolcraft’s massive survey, Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1851-57). Mia’s 35 watercolors and drawings for the project represent an astounding array of subjects: muskrat hunting, fish spearing, pest control, rice gathering, maple sugaring, shelter, travel, medicine, mourning, dancing, civics, and topography. With such variety and Eastman’s well-informed clarity of depiction, they constitute an unparalleled visual account of native ways in our region.

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