Title:
[Indian encampment at foot of Big Horn Range, Rocky Mountains, Montana]
Creator/Contributor:
Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902), German, artist (based on original by) (artist)
Date:
[not before 1863]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0769--E
Format:
print on paper: lithograph, color
55.4 x 88.9 cm.
Content/Description:
Indian encampment near lake with high mountain range (Landers Peak) in distance. Several tipis (teepees, tepees) with Indian
men, women, and children involved in various activities; livestock, dogs, and horses nearby; blankets, saddles, and various
domestic objects throughout camp. Image related to trip Bierstadt made to west with Fitz Hugh Ludlow in 1863 .
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (LC): Indian encampment at foot of Big Horn Range, Rocky M[oun]t[ain]s. Printed (LR, within image): Bierstadt,
1863. Reproduction (printers proof) of Bierstadt's "The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak" (1863, oil on canvas, Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York).
Subjects:
Dwellings;
Indians of North America;
Manners & customs;
Montana;
Mountains;
Settlements;
West (U.S.);
Wyoming
Genre/Format:
Landscapes;
Lithographs, color