An oil painting of a White, bearded man wearing a cowboy hat and holding a rifle over his shoulder standing by a prickly pear plant.

California Gold Hunter

Augusto Ferran (1813-1879)

Date

ca. 1850
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on canvas
Dimensions

34 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
signed l.r.: Augusto Ferran
Verso:
c.l. on paper attached to side of canvas: Ferran #37 [or 34]
label in ink: Ferran \ California \ Gold \ Hunter ca. 1850
in black crayon: 35 x 22
in white chalk: #19 Eberstadt
in white chalk: 5827-1
Credit Line

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

1972.181
Copyright

Public domain

We the People: Picturing American Identity

June 15–September 8, 2013

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

Location: Off view

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