View of Fort Snelling, c. 1850
Edward K. Thomasexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
The Julia B. Bigelow Fundexpand_more 44.21
Not on Viewexpand_more
Although the upper reaches of the Mississippi River were sparsely settled in the 1850s, a surprising number of artists sought out the northern landscapes. Edward Thomas's View of Fort Snelling exemplifies frontier images in which Dakota tipis, houses of the families associated with the American Fur Company, and the military fort exist side by side. Such depictions served as accurate topographical representations and also as visual records of a landscape already in transition.
Conservation of this picture was made possible by a generous contribution from Al and Dena Naylor through the Art Champions program.
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- View of Fort Snelling
- Artist Life
- 1817 - 1906
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- Accession Number
- 44.21
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