An oil painting of two Native Americans on horseback hunting a bison with their spears.

Buffalo Hunt

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)

Date

ca. 1838-1842
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on wood panel
Dimensions

9 3/16 x 13 11/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
signed, l.r.: AJMiller
Verso:
l.c. to l.r. in graphite: Elizabeth E. Miller
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

2003.10
Copyright

Public domain

Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art

October 7, 2017–January 7, 2018

Wild Spaces, Open Seasons brings together iconic works that explore outdoor subjects from the early 19th century to World War II, exploring American artists’ fascination with depicting a communion with nature that was receding in the face of industrialization.

Location: On view

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