Copy print of a daguerreotype depicting Seth Eastman seated on an inscribed rock, Dighton Rock, in Massachusetts on July 7, 1853.
Biographical/Historical note:
Seth Eastman (1808-1875) was an army officer who also made paintings, drawings, and sketches of American Indians and fortifications. While on detail with the Office of Indian Affairs, he was commissioned to prepare illustrations for Henry Rowe Schoolcraftsʹ book, "Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States." In 1853 Eastman traveled to New England to explore ancient sites, during which he collaborated with Horatio King, a daguerreotypist with a studio in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot R81-11
Reproduction Note:
Copy print possibly made by Christie's East in New York, NY, circa 1980.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Originals and copies of Seth Eastman's artwork can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 1671, Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 78, and the BAE historical negatives.
Records relating to an exhibition of Seth Eastman's artwork can be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives in SIA Acc. 97-004.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Copies can be obtained from the Getty Museum, which holds the original daguerreotype.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot R81-11, Copy of Horatio B. King photograph of Seth Eastman on Dighton Rock, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Watercolors and drawings from the John Russell Bartlett papers.
31 watercolors and drawings by Henry Cheever Pratt, and 139 drawings, 2 sketchbooks and 1 drawingbook by John Russell Bartlett, all of which were created between 1850 and 1853 when Bartlett and Pratt were on expedition in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua. Also included are 8 drawings in pencil and chinese white drawn from Bartlett sketches by the French artist, Oscar Bessau, who was working in Washington, D.C. in 1853; 13 watercolors drawn from Bartlett sketches by Seth Eastman in 1853 when Eastman was stationed at the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C.; and 6 watercolors by Harrison Eastman, who was working in San Francisco, California during a period when John Russell Bartlett was also in that area.
Also included are 5 watercolors and drawings by unidentified artists, and a pen and ink sketch of horses, and self-portrait by Bartlett.
Biographical / Historical:
Historian, ethologist, and bibliographer. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Bartlett explored the U.S.-Mexican boarder with Henry Cheever Pratt, making sketches and using them to illustrate his PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EXPLORATIONS AND INCIDENTS IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, SONORA AND CHIHUAHUA. Later, he worked for John Carter Brown, whose collection of books pertaining to early America subsequently became a research library at Brown University. Bartlett died in Providence.
Provenance:
The John Carter Brown Library acquired the John Russell Bartlett papers after his death.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Rights:
Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from: John Carter Brown Library, Brown University.
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Citation:
John Russell Bartlett papers, 1850-1853. Owned by the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Edgar P. Richardson papers, 1814-1996, bulk 1921-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States : collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847 / by Henry R. Schoolcraft ; illustrated by S. Eastman ; published by authority of Congress
Title:
Ethnological researches respecting the red man of America
Information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States
History of the Indian tribes of the United states : their present condition and prospects for the Indian tribes of the United States
Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States; collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847. Illustrated by S. Eastman
Dahcotah, or, Life and legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling / by Mrs. Mary Eastman ; with preface by Mrs. C.M. Kirkland ; illustrated from drawings by Captain Eastman
Title:
Dahcotah
Life and legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling
Author:
Eastman, Mary H (Mary Henderson) 1818-1887 Search this
Kirkland, Caroline M (Caroline Matilda) 1801-1864 Search this
Dahcotah : or, Life and legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling / by Mary Henderson Eastman ; preface by Rena Neumann Coen ; illustrated from drawings by Captain Seth Eastman
Title:
Life and legends of the Sioux
Author:
Eastman, Mary H (Mary Henderson) 1818-1887 Search this
