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John Mix Stanley
A famous painter of Indians and Indian scen .
American , 1814-1872
American , 1814-1872,was an American painter of landscapes, portraits and Native American life. He was born in Canandaigua, New York and orphaned at the age of 12. At age 14, Stanley became an apprentice to a coach maker. Looking for better work, he moved to west in 1832 and became a painter of signs and portraits. In spring 1843 Stanley accompanied the party of Indian agent Pierce M. Butler to the Tehuacana Creek Council. At the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1845, John Mix Stanley joined Colonel Stephen Watts Kearney's expedition to California and produced many sketches and paintings of the campaign. He traveled to Hawaii in 1848 and spent a year painting portraits of members of the royal family. He traveled across the Isthmus of Panama in 1853. He also painted Comanche warriors in their natural environment. He moved to Detroit in 1864 and remained there for the rest of his life. Stanley helped to found a forerunner of the Detroit Institute of Arts and to incorporate the National Gallery and School of Arts. Stanley's primary interests and sympathies were with the Indians. The Smithsonian exhibited his pictures, but Congress never appropriated monies for them. More than 200 of his works were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865.
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On the Trail
mk77
1871
Oil on canvas
36x48in
Painting ID:: 32022
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On_the_Trail
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1871
Oil on canvas
36x48in
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Black Knife,an Apache Warrior
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Oil on canvas
1846
Painting ID:: 38343
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Black_Knife,an_Apache_Warrior
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Oil on canvas
1846
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Last of Their Race
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1857
Oil on canvas
43x60
Painting ID:: 41504
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Last_of_Their_Race
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1857
Oil on canvas
43x60
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River in a Mountain Landscape
oil on canvas painting by John Mix Stanley
Painting ID:: 69648
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River_in_a_Mountain_Landscape
oil on canvas painting by John Mix Stanley
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Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies
oil on canvas painting by John Mix Stanley, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Painting ID:: 69863
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Buffalo_Hunt_on_the_Southwestern_Prairies
oil on canvas painting by John Mix Stanley, Smithsonian American Art Museum
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John_Mix_Stanley
A famous painter of Indians and Indian scen .
American , 1814-1872
American , 1814-1872,was an American painter of landscapes, portraits and Native American life. He was born in Canandaigua, New York and orphaned at the age of 12. At age 14, Stanley became an apprentice to a coach maker. Looking for better work, he moved to west in 1832 and became a painter of signs and portraits. In spring 1843 Stanley accompanied the party of Indian agent Pierce M. Butler to the Tehuacana Creek Council. At the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1845, John Mix Stanley joined Colonel Stephen Watts Kearney's expedition to California and produced many sketches and paintings of the campaign. He traveled to Hawaii in 1848 and spent a year painting portraits of members of the royal family. He traveled across the Isthmus of Panama in 1853. He also painted Comanche warriors in their natural environment. He moved to Detroit in 1864 and remained there for the rest of his life. Stanley helped to found a forerunner of the Detroit Institute of Arts and to incorporate the National Gallery and School of Arts. Stanley's primary interests and sympathies were with the Indians. The Smithsonian exhibited his pictures, but Congress never appropriated monies for them. More than 200 of his works were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865.
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