A Fight among Yaghans

Charles Wellington Furlong, A Fight among Yaghans, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,771
Charles Wellington Furlong, A Fight among Yaghans, 1908, oil on canvas, 24 1⁄8 x 16 in. (61.2 x 40.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,771

Artwork Details

Title
A Fight among Yaghans
Artist
Date
1908
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
24 1⁄8 x 16 in. (61.2 x 40.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — coast
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — boat — canoe
  • State of being — evil — violence
  • Landscape — South America — Tierra del Fuego
  • Yaghan
Object Number
1985.66.387,771
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.387,771

Works by this artist (57 items)

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Ernest C. Peixotto, Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Chestnut Street, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto, 1963.6.1
Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Chestnut Street
Artist
drawing
Not on view
Ernest C. Peixotto, Valley Forge, 1897, ink, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto, 1963.6.33
Valley Forge
Artist
Date1897
ink
Not on view
Ernest C. Peixotto, Tappan, 1898, ink, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto, 1963.6.8
Tappan
Artist
Date1898
ink
Not on view
Ernest C. Peixotto, Graveyard Scene, n.d., ink wash, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto, 1963.6.24
Graveyard Scene
Artist
Daten.d.
ink wash
Not on view