Ancient Stone Round Tower

William Henry Holmes, Ancient Stone Round Tower, 1875, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.244,539
William Henry Holmes, Ancient Stone Round Tower, 1875, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet and image: 14 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (36.5 x 26.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.244,539
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Artwork Details

Title
Ancient Stone Round Tower
Artist
Date
1875
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 14 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (36.5 x 26.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Indian
  • Architecture Exterior — civic — tower
  • Architecture Exterior — other — campsite
  • Architecture Exterior — ruins
  • Object — weapon — gun
Object Number
1985.66.244,539
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.244,539

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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Apauly-Tustennuggee, 1825, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,322
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Artist
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Date1825
oil on canvas
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Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
Miss Satterlee
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Dateca. 1830-1839
oil on wood
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Charles Bird King, Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, 1821, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Helen Barlow, 1985.66.384,222
Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees
Artist
Date1821
oil on canvas
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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Petelesharro (Generous Chief), ca. 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.167,379
Petelesharro (Generous Chief)
Artist
Unidentified
Copy after Charles Bird King
Dateca. 1822
oil on wood
Not on view

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