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1808 Brunswick, Maine - 1875 Washington, D.C.. Known for: Genre-Indian, topography, portrait.
Born in Brunswick, Maine, Seth Eastman, who became Brigadier General Seth Eastman, was a mid-19th century painter, topographer and draftsman, whose name remains famous for his depictions of United... Read full biography
Born in Brunswick, Maine, Seth Eastman, who became Brigadier General Seth Eastman, was a mid-19th century painter, topographer and draftsman, whose name remains famous for his depictions of United States military posts, western landscapes, and Indian life. Seventeen of his paintings of historic... Read full biography
Born in Brunswick, Maine, Seth Eastman, who became Brigadier General Seth Eastman, was a mid-19th century painter, topographer and draftsman, whose name remains famous for his depictions of United States military posts, western landscapes, and Indian life. Seventeen of his paintings of historic forts are in the collection of the United States Capitol, and include Fort Defiance, Arizona; Fort Rice in North Dakota, Fort Knox in Maine, Fort Snelling in Minnesota and Fort Sumter in South Carolina.... Read full biography
Born in Brunswick, Maine, Seth Eastman, who became Brigadier General Seth Eastman, was a mid-19th century painter, topographer and draftsman, whose name remains famous for his depictions of United States military posts, western landscapes, and Indian life. Seventeen of his paintings of historic forts are in the collection of the United States Capitol, and include Fort Defiance, Arizona; Fort Rice in North Dakota, Fort Knox in Maine, Fort Snelling in Minnesota and Fort Sumter in South Carolina. He also had a military career as military governor of Cincinnati and post commander in New York, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1929 from West Point Military Academy and that same year, with the First Infantry was assigned to the upper... Read full biography
Born in Brunswick, Maine, Seth Eastman, who became Brigadier General Seth Eastman, was a mid-19th century painter, topographer and draftsman, whose name remains famous for his depictions of United States military posts, western landscapes, and Indian life. Seventeen of his paintings of historic forts are in the collection of the United States Capitol, and include Fort Defiance, Arizona; Fort Rice in North Dakota, Fort Knox in Maine, Fort Snelling in Minnesota and Fort Sumter in South Carolina. He also had a military career as military governor of Cincinnati and post commander in New York, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1929 from West Point Military Academy and that same year, with the First Infantry was assigned to the upper Mississippi at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. He returned to West Point and studied for seven years with Robert Weir,... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Mississippi River Valley
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Texas Before 1940
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •Washington DC Before 1900
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Robert Weir
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Carl S. Dentzel Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
- •John F Eulich Collection
- •US Capitol Building, Washington DC
- •William Foxley Collection-Western
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art