Painter:

Krimmel, John Lewis 1786-1821 (attributed to)  Search this

Svin'in, Pavel Petrovich (formerly attributed to)  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white laid paper

Culture:

Indian  Search this

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 42.95.28

Date:

Ca. 1811-1813

Notes:

Exh.catalog "Centennial of American Watercolor Society," Metropolitan Museum, 1966, pg. 10.

Avery, Kevin J., "American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, pg. 323.

Summary:

An interior scene of Native Americans, some seated and some standing in the audience as they watch a Native American demonstrating something on stage.

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Ceremony--Indian  Search this

Architecture interior--Civic--Theater  Search this

Architecture interior--Civic--Olympic Theater  Search this

Control number:

IAP 81960020

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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