Falls of St. Anthony, 1849-1855
Seth Eastmanexpand_more
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Gift of the W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Foundationexpand_more 2014.31.26
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Seth Eastman created this watercolor to illustrate the tale of Anpetu Sapawin, or Dark Day. She was so upset about her husband having a second wife that she took her baby and paddled to her death over St. Anthony Falls in present-day Minneapolis (shown here from the south). The work was reproduced in an 1852 publication called “The Iris.”
Details
- Title
- Falls of St. Anthony
- Artist Life
- 1808–1875
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.31.26
- 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 14
- Curator Approved
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