the west in jacksonian arts
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The West in Jacksonian Arts
Jennifer Bishop – Brandeis HS
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Jacksonian Era
James Fenimore CooperThe Last of the Mohicans
John Augustus StoneMetamora
Last of the Wampanoags
Some Indians go on speaking tours.Black Hawk speaks to Philadelphia, & NY.
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Jacksonian EraArt exhibition opened in New York City in 1837
Indians on the page and the stage are now on canvas
Artist – George Catlin – almost 500 paintings of Native Americans
Portraits, scenes of hunting, religious ceremonies, and village life
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George Catlin
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians (1841)
Catlin used his paints and brushes to record the history of a people undocumented
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George CatlinBelieved there were 2 types of IndiansOriginal characterSecondary CharacterArgument used by Jackson to move Native Americans West - Trail of TearsSecondary Character – 5 civilized tribes?
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George CatlinAdvantages and disadvantages of Paintings as a source?
Painting and theatre vs. paintings?
Visualize reasons for prejudice of the era.
Tells us of life and culture of Native Am.
He established no ties with tribes, but are these tribes truly untouched by white culture?
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Shon-Ka-Ki-He-Ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief, Pawnee, 1832.
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Mah-To-Toh-Pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in full dress, Mandan, 1832
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La-Doo-Ke-A, Buffalo Bull, A grand Pawnee Warrior, Pawnee, 1832
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Pshan-Shaw, Sweet-Scented Grass, 12 yr old daughter of Bloody Hand, Arikara, 1832
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Ju-Ah-Kis-Gaw, Woman with her child in a cradle, Ojibwa (Chippewa) , 1835
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Wi-Jun-Jon, Pigeon’s Egg Head (The Light) Gong to and Returning from Washington, Assiniboine, 1837 - 1839
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Fort Pierre, Mouth of the Teton River, 1200 miles above St. Louis, 1832
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Buffalo Hunt under the Wolf-Skin Mask, 1832 - 1833
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Bird’s-Eye View of the Mandan Village, 1800 miles above St. Louis, Mandan, 1837 - 1839
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Sioux encamped on the Upper Missouri, Dressing Buffalo Meat and Robes, Western Sioux (Dakota), 1832
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Mandan O-Kee-Pa Ceremony, Mandan 1832
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Credits
“George Catlin and his Indian Gallery.” http://americanart.si.edu/Catlin/index.html.