William Drummond Stewart expedition paintings

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Title: William Drummond Stewart expedition paintings
Creator: Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810-1874
Published / Created: 1837-1838.
Abstract: Watercolor, oil and sepia paintings of Indians and western scenery, including one of William Drummond Stewart and Antoine Clement
Description: WA MSS 341 container 1: empty album; container 2: paintings. WA MSS 342 container 1: unframed paintings; containers 2-3: framed paintings (numbers 14 and 15 on detailed list).
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874), born in Baltimore, accompanied William Drummond Stewart on an 1837 expedition to the Green River Valley, Wind River Mountains, and the eastern section of Oregon Territory. He was commissioned by Stewart to sketch the Indians and scenery and later enlarge them into oil paintings.
Provenance: Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 37 paintings :
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Paintings United States
Material: watercolor, oil and sepia wash.
Subject (Geographic): Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
Wind River Range (Wyo.)
Subject (Name): Clement, Antoine.
Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810-1874.
Stewart, William Drummond, Sir, 1795 or 6-1871.
Subject (Topic): Buffaloes
Chinook Indians
Dakota Indians
Indians of North America
Nez Percé Indians
Pawnee Indians
Shoshonean Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Siksika Indians
Subjects: Clement, Antoine
Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810-1874
Stewart, William Drummond, Sir, 1795 or 6-1871
Buffaloes > Pictorial works
Chinook Indians > Pictorial works
Dakota Indians > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Pictorial works
Nez Percé Indians > Pictorial works
Pawnee Indians > Pictorial works
Shoshonean Indians > Pictorial works
Shoshoni Indians > Pictorial works
Siksika Indians > Pictorial works
Fort Laramie (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Wind River Range (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
United States
Maryland

Access: Public
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Citation: Alfred Jacob Miller, William Drummond Stewart Expedition Paintings. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.