Emigrants Crossing the Plains Painting by Albert Bierstadt, Photo
Entry/Object ID
P1993.1H.1
Description
Emigrants Crossing the Plains Painting by Albert Bierstadt, Photo. Part of Bierstadt's series on "The Rocky Mountains". b/w photo of an oil painting by the German American artist Albert Bierstadt, was created in 1867. It shows a breath-taking scene of the Oregon Trail at sunset.
Oxen pulled wagons are depicted single file on the trail as it heads out along a river in the foothills. Two Native Americans on horseback watch from across the stream.
Original digital scan on History CD 01.
Made/Created
Artist
Albert Bierstadt, artist
Date made
1867
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Art
Search Terms
Western Migration, Western Art, Oregon Trail
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Albert Bierstadt
Provenance
Notes
Photo of painting in Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX. provided by Amon Carter Museum
