Watercolor paintings and pencil sketches of Alaska
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Description
- Title
- Watercolor paintings and pencil sketches of Alaska
- Creator
- Colyer, Vincent, 1825-1888
- Published / Created
- 1869 September-October.
- Abstract
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Watercolor paintings and pencil sketches of Alaska created by Vincent Colyer in September-October 1869, which accompanied his report on Alaska native populations to the United States Board of Indian Commissioners. Images depict settlements, buildings, panoramic landscapes, native wood carvings, and portraits from his journey aboard the United States Steamer Newbern to Alaska
Identified locations include Baranof Island, Chirikof Island, Kodiak Island, Revillagigedo Island, Saint Paul Island, Sanak Island, Unalaska Island, Unga Island, Unimak Island, and Wrangell Island, as well as the settlements of Belkofski, Ketchikan, Kodiak, and Sitka. Identified mountain landscapes include Mount Edgecumbe, Mount Shishaldin, Isanotski Peaks, and Roundtop
Identified buildings include Tlingit Indian structures and other native residences and burial places, as well as buildings in Sitka that include Baranov Castle, St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, and warehouses of the Russian-American Company, in addition to the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church in Kodiak and the Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Unalaska
- Description
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Landscape painter Vincent Colyer (1825-1888), was an artist and United States government official. He created images of the American West, especially American Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In 1869 he visited Alaska on behalf of the Board of Indian Commissioners, which the United States Congress created in April 1869 to advise on the impact of federal policy on American Indians and to inspect supplies delivered to Indian agencies in fulfillment of treaty obligations. An executive order terminated the board in 1933.
Title devised by cataloger. - Provenance
- Purchased from an unknown source on the William Robertson Coe Fund and Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 1958.
- Extent
- 5 boxes (48 paintings and 7 sketches) : 40.5 x 66.0 cm. and smaller.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folders 42, 46 fully digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-261
- Container / Volume
- Box 4
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Paintings
Panoramas
Sketches
Watercolors (paintings) - Material
- watercolor and pencil ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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Alaska
Baranof Island (Alaska)
Belkofski (Alaska)
Chirikof Island (Alaska)
Isanotski Peaks (Alaska)
Ketchikan (Alaska)
Kodiak (Alaska)
Kodiak Island (Alaska)
Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)
Revillagigedo Island (Alaska)
Roundtop (Alaska)
Saint Paul Island (Alaska)
Sanak Islands (Alaska)
Shishaldin, Mount (Alaska)
Sitka (Alaska)
Unalaska Island (Alaska)
Unga Island (Alaska)
Unimak Island (Alaska)
Wrangell Island - Subject (Name)
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Baranov, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1745-1819
Colyer, Vincent, 1825-1888.
Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (Unalaska, Alaska)
Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church (Kodiak, Alaska)
Niagara (Steam frigate)
Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡
St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska)
United States. Board of Indian Commissioners. - Subject (Topic)
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Homes and haunts
Pictorial works
Indians of North America
Sepulchral monuments
Tlingit Indians - Subjects
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Baranov, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1745-1819 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works
Colyer, Vincent, 1825-1888
Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (Unalaska, Alaska) > Pictorial works
Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church (Kodiak, Alaska) > Pictorial works
Niagara (Steam frigate) > Pictorial works
Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡ > Pictorial works
St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska) > Pictorial works
United States. Board of Indian Commissioners
Indians of North America > Pictorial works
Sepulchral monuments > Pictorial works
Tlingit Indians > Pictorial works
Alaska > Pictorial works
Baranof Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Belkofski (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Chirikof Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Isanotski Peaks (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Ketchikan (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Kodiak (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Kodiak Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Revillagigedo Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Roundtop (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Saint Paul Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Sanak Islands (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Shishaldin, Mount (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Sitka (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Unalaska Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Unga Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Unimak Island (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Wrangell Island > Pictorial works
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Vincent Colyer, Watercolor Paintings and Pencil Sketches of Alaska. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3151292
- Object ID (OID)
- 16189431
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