Bison at Bay

Beatien Yazz, Bison at Bay, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.205
Beatien Yazz, Bison at Bay, n.d., watercolor, 8 3413 14 in. (22.233.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.205

Artwork Details

Title
Bison at Bay
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
8 3413 14 in. (22.233.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ford Motor Company
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — hunter
  • Indian
  • Animal — horse
  • Animal — buffalo
  • Western
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1966.36.205

Works by this artist (1 item)

Beatien Yazz, Bison at Bay, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.205
Bison at Bay
Daten.d.
watercolor
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1985.66.404 - SAAM-1985.66.404_1 - 9039
Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American Artists
October 11, 2019March 13, 2020
Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American Artists examines representations of buffalo and their integration into the lives of Native Americans on the Great Plains in the 1830s and in the twentieth century.

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