Map Showing the Present Boundaries of the Ojibwa, Menomonee, Winnebago, and Dakotah Tribes of Indians 1851, 1851
Seth Eastmanexpand_more
Pen, ink, and watercolorexpand_more
Gift of the W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Foundationexpand_more 2014.31.35
On View in Gallery 301expand_more
U.S. Army Captain Seth Eastman was a trained artist who served twice on the frontier at Minnesota’s Fort Snelling, from 1830 to 1832 and again from 1841 to 1848. He loved map-making and even wrote a textbook on topographical drawing used at West Point, his alma mater.
This work belongs to an extensive series that he made between 1849 and 1855 to illustrate Henry Rowe Schoolcraft’s monumental study "Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States" (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1851-57). Mia’s 35 watercolors and drawings for the project represent an astounding array of subjects: muskrat hunting, fish spearing, pest control, rice gathering, maple sugaring, shelter, travel, medicine, mourning, dancing, civics, and topography. With such variety and Eastman’s well-informed clarity of depiction, they constitute an unparalleled visual account of native ways in our region.
Details
- Title
- Map Showing the Present Boundaries of the Ojibwa, Menomonee, Winnebago, and Dakotah Tribes of Indians 1851
- Artist Life
- 1808–1875
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.31.35
- Provenance
- James J. Hill (St. Paul, 1838-1916); his estate; James Jerome Hill Reference Library St. Paul (by 1921-1994; sold October, to MacMillan); W. Duncan MacMillan, Wayzata (1994-d. 2006); the W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Foundation (2006-2014; given to MIA)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Seth Eastman: A Portfolio of North American Indians 2
- Curator Approved
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