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Indians On the Eel River

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ArtistGeorge Winter (American, 1810–1876)
TitleIndians On the Eel River
DateCa. 1850
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 38 1/2 × 45 × 1 1/2 in. (97.8 × 114.3 × 3.8 cm)
Stretcher: 29 × 36 in. (73.7 × 91.4 cm)
Credit LineMorton and Marie Bradley Memorial Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number91.310
This artwork is currently on view.
A river is pictured in twilight. A dead tree stands on an isolated island off the riverbank. A group of figures, likely members of the Potawatomi Nation, sit and stand around the tree.

A river is pictured in twilight. A dead tree stands on an isolated island off the riverbank. A group of figures, likely members of the Potawatomi Nation, sit and stand around the tree.

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"Indians On the Eel River | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=91.310