A watercolor of a group of Indigenous people on horses around a bison.

Indians Tantalizing a Wounded Buffalo

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)

Date

ca. 1837
Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor heighted with gum glaze and ink over graphite on paper
Dimensions

8 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l. in ink: : 68
[removed] on fragment of gray card in ink: Indians tantalizing a wounded Buffalo.--
Credit Line

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

1966.27
Copyright

Public domain

The Allure of Paper: Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection

July 9–October 9, 2011

This special exhibition showcases one-of-a-kind works on paper never before exhibited together, chronicling the sweeping changes that occurred in American art over the course of nearly 200 years from portraiture and history painting to modernism and abstraction.
Caught on Paper

September 23, 2017–February 11, 2018

Inspired by the coinciding exhibition Wild Spaces, Open Seasons, this exhibition of works on paper from the Carter’s collection explores the popular outdoor subjects that have permeated American culture and captivated American artists for centuries.

Location: Off view

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