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Towboat "John Birkbeck" by James Bard 1854 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bard, James | ||
Portrait of John Leslie Breck by James Carroll Beckwith 1891 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Beckwith, James Carroll | ||
View of the Natural Bridge by William James Bennett published 1835 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bennett, William James | ||
Niagara Falls from the American Side by William James Bennett published 1840 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bennett, William James | ||
Buffalo, from Lake Erie by William James Bennett published 1836 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bennett, William James | ||
Margaret ("Gretchen") Strong by Frank Weston Benson ca. 1909. National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Benson, Frank Weston | ||
Portrait in White by Frank Weston Benson 1889 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Benson, Frank Weston | ||
Mississippi Boatman by George Caleb Bingham 1850 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bingham, George Caleb | rgo, and cities and towns were replacing the more rambunctious trading posts. Although eastern audiences still viewed Bingham's characters as archetypes of the frontier--rugged individuals willing to make their living on the fringes of civilized society--in reality, by mid-century the golden era of the flatboatmen was drawing to a close. | |
Lake George by John Bunyan Bristol graphite and white gouache on cream woven paper National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bristol, John Bunyan | ||
Thomas Dawson, Viscount Cremorne by Mather Brown c. 1788 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Brown, Mather |
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