FORT DEARBORN MASSACRE

Print

Tarble Art Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2000.02.01.05

Description

A Native American warrior holding a mace in one hand and a knife in the other stands over two dead men as the fort burns in the background a column of smoke rising from the structure. Another Native American Warrior has taken hold of a mother and child with one arm and is blocking a blow from an axe with the other. Stylized representation; printed with black ink. signed C. Turzak in lower right no edition #

Collection

American Scene (Regionalists)

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Joan Turzak Van Hees

Made/Created

Artist

Charles Turzak

Date made

1934

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

7x 10 1/2"image size

Location

Drawer

Flat File V

Vault

Permanent Collection Storage

Building

Tarble Arts Center

Institution

Eastern Illinois University

Created By

jonathan@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 27, 2025