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view Stockade Builders and Moving Westward (mural study, Red Cloud, Nebraska Post Office) digital asset number 1

Stockade Builders and Moving Westward (mural study, Red Cloud, Nebraska Post Office)

Artist:
Archie Musick, born Kirksville, MO 1902-died 1978  Search this
Medium:
tempera on wood
Dimensions:
26 x 44 in. (66.0 x 111.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1939-1940
Topic:
Figure(s) in exterior  Search this
Landscape\Nebraska  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Ethnic\Indian  Search this
History\United States\westward expansion  Search this
Animal\cattle  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Architecture Exterior\military\fort  Search this
Occupation\other\pioneer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.34
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7dc36fba4-20cc-45ec-873b-8567461eb2a8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.34
view Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office) digital asset number 1

Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office)

Artist:
Karl Kelpe, born Germany 1898-died Elmwood Park, IL 1973  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paperboard
Dimensions:
15 1/2 x 34 in. (39.4 x 86.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1938
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\industry\construction  Search this
Occupation\farm\harvesting  Search this
Architecture\domestic\cottage  Search this
History\United States\westward expansion  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\wagon  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Illinois  Search this
Occupation\other\pioneer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration
Object number:
1962.8.84
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bfb22e32-d1ee-4bcb-bcf0-9a415e41cd5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1962.8.84
view Early Texans (mural study, Conroe, Texas Post Office) digital asset number 1

Early Texans (mural study, Conroe, Texas Post Office)

Artist:
Nicholas Lyon, n.d.  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
11 x 28 in. (28.0 x 71.1 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1937
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\Texas  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Animal\donkey  Search this
Ethnic\Indian  Search this
Occupation\hunter  Search this
Animal\bird\goose  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Texas  Search this
Occupation\other\pioneer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.26
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ac6e84fa-8950-47df-920b-23bf0299dcc6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.26
view Detail of cartoon for mural Westward the Course of Empire... digital asset number 1
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Detail of cartoon for mural Westward the Course of Empire...

Artist:
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, born Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany 1816-died Washington, DC 1868  Search this
Medium:
pencil and chalk on paper
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Figure male\bust  Search this
History\United States\westward expansion  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Occupation\other\pioneer  Search this
Object number:
1982.51
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk742f837c4-f105-419b-987a-80cb39fb8427
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1982.51
view Arguing the Point (Politics on the American Frontier) digital asset number 1
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Arguing the Point (Politics on the American Frontier)

Artist:
Nathaniel Currier, born Roxbury, MA 1813-died New York City 1888  Search this
Medium:
lithograph
Dimensions:
18 1/4 x 24 in. (46.4 x 61.0 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Recreation\leisure\conversation  Search this
Object\written matter\newspaper  Search this
Occupation\other\pioneer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation
Object number:
1966.48.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70d3749cb-c743-4de3-b00b-fa0361473db3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.48.3
view The Blacksmith (mural study, Indianapolis, Indiana Post Office) digital asset number 1

The Blacksmith (mural study, Indianapolis, Indiana Post Office)

Artist:
Grant Wright Christian, born Edinburg, IN 1911-died 1989  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas mounted on composition board
Dimensions:
36 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (92.4 x 44.8 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1935-1936
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Ethnic\Indian  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\carriage  Search this
Cityscape\Indiana\Indianapolis  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Relief Art Project\Indiana  Search this
Occupation\craft\smith  Search this
Occupation\other\pioneer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75a1316be-688e-480a-98eb-5eeef153fa0f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.11
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Pioneer Family (model for), (sculpture)

Title:
Model for Pioneer Family, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Zorach, William 1889-1966  Search this
Medium:
Cast and patinated plaster
Type:
Sculptures-Model
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1968.154.121
Date:
1927
Topic:
Figure group--Family--Nude  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Control number:
IAS 08582237
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_294063
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Pioneer, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Proctor, A. Phimister 1862-1950  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of Oregon Eugene Oregon 97403
Date:
1918. Removed June 13, 2020
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Control number:
IAS OR000302
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_328717
No Image Available

Pioneer Mother, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Proctor, A. Phimister 1862-1950  Search this
Founder:
Fonderia Bruno  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of Oregon Eugene Oregon 97403
Date:
1930. Dedicated May 8, 1932. Removed June 13, 2020
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Homage--Matheny, Elvira Chadwick Brown  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Bible  Search this
Control number:
IAS OR000303
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_328718
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Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap, (painting)

Title:
Daniel Boone Escorting a Band of Pioneers, (painting)
Emigration of Daniel Boone, (painting)
Painter:
Bingham, George Caleb 1811-1879  Search this
Subject:
Boone, Daniel  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Washington University Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Campus Box 1214, One Brookings Drive St. Louis Missouri 63130 Accession Number: WU 2171
Date:
1851-1852
Topic:
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Landscape--Mountain--Cumberland Mountains  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Travel--Land  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Control number:
IAP 80030004
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_173605
view The American Pioneer, A Reverie [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son) digital asset number 1

The American Pioneer, A Reverie [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Borglum, Solon Hannibal 1868-1922  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
Ca. 1915
Topic:
Equestrian  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0113786
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Photograph Archives
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_113787
view Kentucky: Entering the Great Valley [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son) digital asset number 1

Kentucky: Entering the Great Valley [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Title:
George Rogers Clark Memorial Mural [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)
Artist:
Winter, Ezra 1886-1949  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1931-1934
Topic:
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Landscape--Kentucky  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0118060
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Photograph Archives
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_118061
view Pioneer Woman [sculpture] / (photographer unknown) digital asset number 1

Pioneer Woman [sculpture] / (photographer unknown)

Artist:
Lee, Arthur 1881-1961  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure group--Female & Child  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Study--Model  Search this
Image number:
SSC S0001468
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Photograph Archives
Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_128181
Online Media:
view Daniel Boone [sculpture] / (photographed by De Witt Ward) digital asset number 1

Daniel Boone [sculpture] / (photographed by De Witt Ward)

Artist:
Polasek, Albin 1879-1965  Search this
Photographer:
Ward, De Witt d. 1937  Search this
Subject:
Boone, Daniel  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1926
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Image number:
SSC S0001890
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Photograph Archives
Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_128605
Online Media:
view The Pioneers [sculpture] / (photographed by De Witt Ward) digital asset number 1

The Pioneers [sculpture] / (photographed by De Witt Ward)

Artist:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc 1860-1936  Search this
Photographer:
Ward, De Witt d. 1937  Search this
Subject:
Soto, Hernado de  Search this
LaSalle, Robert Cavelier  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1932
Topic:
History--United States--Louisiana  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Occupation--Military--Conquistador  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Object--Furniture--Chest  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Image number:
SSC S0002312
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Photograph Archives
Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_129029
Online Media:
view Pioneer Monument [sculpture] / (photographer unknown) digital asset number 1

Pioneer Monument [sculpture] / (photographer unknown)

Title:
Pioneer Group [sculpture] / (photographer unknown)
Pioneers [sculpture] / (photographer unknown)
Artist:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc 1860-1936  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1928. Unveiled May 27, 1928
Topic:
History--United States--Illinois  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Figure group--Family  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Image number:
SSC S0002326
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Photograph Archives
Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_129043
Online Media:
view The Home Makers [photomechanical print] digital asset number 1

The Home Makers [photomechanical print]

Artist:
Ivory, Percy Van Eman 1883-1960  Search this
Photographic firm:
American Lithographic Co.  Search this
Physical description:
1 photomechanical print color
Type:
Photomechanical prints
Date:
Copyrighted 1913
Topic:
Figure group--Female & Child  Search this
Occupation--Domestic--Cooking  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Image number:
LOC LC001245
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Photograph Archives
Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_139095
view The Young Pioneer [photomechanical print] digital asset number 1

The Young Pioneer [photomechanical print]

Artist:
Valk  Search this
Photographic firm:
Detroit Publishing Co.  Search this
Physical description:
1 photomechanical print black and white
Type:
Photomechanical prints
Date:
Copyrighted 1907
Topic:
Figure male--Child--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Image number:
LOC LC002203
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Photograph Archives
Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_142394
view Pioneer Mother and Child, Early Days in America [photomechanical print] digital asset number 1

Pioneer Mother and Child, Early Days in America [photomechanical print]

Artist:
Volk, Douglas 1856-1935  Search this
Photographic firm:
Nichols and Handy, N.Y.  Search this
Physical description:
1 photomechanical print black and white
Type:
Photomechanical prints
Date:
Copyrighted 1885
Topic:
Figure group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Snow  Search this
Image number:
LOC LC002245
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Photograph Archives
Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_142436
view Conquest of the Wilderness [photomechanical print] digital asset number 1

Conquest of the Wilderness [photomechanical print]

Artist:
Wickson, Paul Giovanni 1859-1922  Search this
Physical description:
1 photomechanical print color
Type:
Photomechanical prints
Date:
Copyrighted 1918
Topic:
Allegory--Other--Progress  Search this
Landscape--Forest  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Image number:
LOC LC002338
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Photograph Archives
Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_142576

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