Native American

69 works by 12 artists

69 works featuring “Native American” by 12 artists, from the 18th to the 20th century, held in 21 museums.

See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, George Catlin

See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, 1844–1845.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Cycle of the Indian Hunt, Henrique Bernardelli

Cycle of the Indian Hunt, c. 1925.

Ciclo da Caça ao Índio (museum title)

Henrique Bernardelli (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Henrique Bernardelli collection, Brazil

Native American on Horseback, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Native American on Horseback, 1925.

Intiaani ratsain (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Gate in Taos, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Gate in Taos, 1925.

Taoksen portti (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral at Porto Seguro, 1500, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral at Porto Seguro, 1500, c. 1900.

Desembarque de Pedro Álvares Cabral em Porto Seguro, 1500 (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Sioux Indians on Snowshoes Lancing Buffalo, George Catlin

Sioux Indians on Snowshoes Lancing Buffalo, 1846–1848.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Dance to the Berdash, George Catlin

Dance to the Berdash, 1835–1837.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Historians of the Tribe, Frederic Remington

Historians of the Tribe, 1890–1899.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Roasting the Christmas Beef in a Cavalry Camp, Frederic Remington

Roasting the Christmas Beef in a Cavalry Camp, 19th century.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Ko-mán-i-kin-o-haw, Little Whale, a Brave, George Catlin

Ko-mán-i-kin-o-haw, Little Whale, a Brave, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, Benjamin West

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c. 1816.

Benjamin West (American), oil on slate

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy, George Catlin

Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Indians with a Herd of Horses and Oxen, Ángel Della Valle

Indians with a Herd of Horses and Oxen

Indios con tropilla y bueyes (museum title)

Ángel Della Valle (Argentinian), oil on canvas

Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Art Collection, Argentina

The Bandeirantes of Mogi das Cruzes Fighting the Guaicuru, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Bandeirantes of Mogi das Cruzes Fighting the Guaicuru

Combate de Bandeirantes de Mogi das Cruzes com Guaicurus (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway, George Catlin

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway, 1843.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Au-nim-muck-kwa-um, Tempest Bird, George Catlin

Au-nim-muck-kwa-um, Tempest Bird, 1845.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Beggar's Dance, Mouth of Teton River, George Catlin

Beggar's Dance, Mouth of Teton River, 1835–1837.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Floyd's Grave, Where Lewis and Clark Buried Sergeant Floyd in 1804, George Catlin

Floyd's Grave, Where Lewis and Clark Buried Sergeant Floyd in 1804, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave, George Catlin

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave, 1836.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Pah-shee-náu-shaw, a Warrior, George Catlin

Pah-shee-náu-shaw, a Warrior, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

An Indian Trapper, Frederic Remington

An Indian Trapper, 1889.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, United States

Bread, Chief of the Tribe, George Catlin

Bread, Chief of the Tribe, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The Crazy Stair (The Crooked Staircase), Emily Carr

The Crazy Stair (The Crooked Staircase), c. 1928–1930.

Emily Carr (Canadian), oil on canvas

Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Canada

The Female Eagle - Shawano, George Catlin

The Female Eagle - Shawano, 1830.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Apache Fire Signal, Frederic Remington

Apache Fire Signal, c. 1904.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior, George Catlin

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior, 1844–1845.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Combat with the Botocudos at Mogi das Cruzes, Oscar Pereira da Silva

Combat with the Botocudos at Mogi das Cruzes, 1920.

Combate de Botocudos em Mogi das Cruzes (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, George Catlin

River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Naw-naw-páy-ee, The Soldier, George Catlin

Naw-naw-páy-ee, The Soldier, 1828.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy-o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy, George Catlin

Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy-o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Caupolicán Prisoner and Fresia, Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin

Caupolicán Prisoner and Fresia, 1859.

Caupolicán prisionero y Fresia (museum title)

Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin (French), oil on canvas

O'Higginiano and Fine Arts Museum of Talca, Chile

John Eardley Wilmot, Benjamin West

John Eardley Wilmot, 1812.

Benjamin West (American), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas, George Catlin

The White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas, 1844–1845.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Map in the Sand, Frederic Remington

The Map in the Sand, c. 1905.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Cincinnati Art Museum, United States

The Founding of the City of São Paulo, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Founding of the City of São Paulo, c. 1909.

Fundação da Cidade de São Paulo (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River, George Catlin

Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River, 1835–1837.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The Landing of Cabral at Porto Seguro, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Landing of Cabral at Porto Seguro, c. 1904.

Desembarque de Cabral em Porto Seguro (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Háh-je-day-ah'-shee, Meeting Birds, a Brave, George Catlin

Háh-je-day-ah'-shee, Meeting Birds, a Brave, 1835–1836.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Wa-kon-chásh-kaw, He Who Comes on the Thunder, George Catlin

Wa-kon-chásh-kaw, He Who Comes on the Thunder, 1828.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), Benjamin West

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776.

Benjamin West (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Return of the Malón, Ángel Della Valle

The Return of the Malón, 1892.

La vuelta del malón (museum title)

Ángel Della Valle (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Last of His Race (The Vanishing American), Frederic Remington

The Last of His Race (The Vanishing American), 1908.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on fiberboard

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Smoke Signal, Frederic Remington

The Smoke Signal, 1905.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, United States

Christopher Columbus at the Court of the Catholic Monarchs, Juan Cordero

Christopher Columbus at the Court of the Catholic Monarchs, 1850.

Cristóbal Colón en la corte de los Reyes Católicos (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

War Canoes, Alert Bay, Emily Carr

War Canoes, Alert Bay, 1912.

Emily Carr (Canadian), oil on canvas

Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Canada

Cabral's Flagship, Indians Aboard the Flagship, Oscar Pereira da Silva

Cabral's Flagship, Indians Aboard the Flagship

Nau Capitania de Cabral, Índios a Bordo da Capitania de… (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Four Dancers, George Catlin

Four Dancers, 1843–1844.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

O-tá-wah, The Ottaway, a Warrior, George Catlin

O-tá-wah, The Ottaway, a Warrior, 1835.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Hoo-w'a-ne-kaw, Little Elk, George Catlin

Hoo-w'a-ne-kaw, Little Elk, 1828.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron, a Warrior, George Catlin

Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron, a Warrior, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States