Burial of a Papoose

Richard Norris Brooke, Burial of a Papoose, n.d., brush and ink and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. William Henry Holmes, 1930.12.29
Richard Norris Brooke, Burial of a Papoose, n.d., brush and ink and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 7 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄8 in. (18.1 x 25.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. William Henry Holmes, 1930.12.29
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Artwork Details

Title
Burial of a Papoose
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄8 in. (18.1 x 25.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. William Henry Holmes
Mediums
Mediums Description
brush and ink and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Ceremony — Indian
  • Ceremony — funeral
  • Figure group — male and child
  • Indian
  • Landscape — river
Object Number
1930.12.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1930.12.29

Works by this artist (3 items)

Richard Norris Brooke, A Dog Swap, 1881, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Colonel Thomas G. Young, Jr., 1956.11.2
A Dog Swap
Artist
Date1881
oil on canvas
On view
Richard Norris Brooke, Yellowstone Geyser, n.d., ink wash and brush and ink heightened with white on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. William Henry Holmes, 1930.12.30
Yellowstone Geyser
Artist
Daten.d.
ink wash and brush and ink heightened with white on paper
Not on view
Richard Norris Brooke, Burial of a Papoose, n.d., brush and ink and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. William Henry Holmes, 1930.12.29
Burial of a Papoose
Artist
Daten.d.
brush and ink and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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