Bird's-eye View of the Mandan Village, 1800 Miles above St. Louis
1837-1839
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 61.2 × 73.6 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-134528
“I have this morning, perched myself upon the top of one of the earth-covered lodges . . . and having the whole village beneath and about me, with its sachems---its warriors---its dogs---and its horses in motion---its medicines (or mysteries) and scalp-poles waving over my head---its piquets---its green fields and prairies, and river in full view, with the din and bustle of the thrilling panorama…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1837-1839 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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