Indians Cooking Maize
second half 19th century
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 45.7 x 66 cm (18 x 26 in.)
framed: 59.7 x 80 x 3.8 cm (23 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1971.83.16
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from the Hudson River Valley. (Avis and Rockwell Gardiner, Stamford, Connecticut), by whom sold in 1959 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1971.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1977
Extended loan for use by Ambassador Galbraith, U.S. Embassy residence, Paris, France, 1977-1982.
1982
Extended Loan to the White House for use by President George W. Bush, 2001-2003.
1985
Extended loan for use by Clayton K. Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989.
1990
Extended loan for use by Ambassador Melvin Sembler, U.S. Embassy residence, Canberra, Australia, 1990-1993.
1999
Extended loan for use by Secretary William Richardson, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., 1999-2001.
2001
Extended loan for use by Chief of Staff Andrew Card, White House, Washington, D.C., 2001-2006.
2006
Extended loan for use by Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, White House, Washington, D.C., 2006.
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 278, repro.
1992
Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 505-507, repro. 506.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 406, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20187970