Selected Artwork
Suggested Readings and Resources
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View of Mendota, 1848. Oil on canvas. Location Number: AV2004.88 |
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Artist's Sons Fishing at Fort Snelling, 1840-1848. Oil on canvas. Location Number: AV1999.198.1 |
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Permanent Residence, Sioux, 1846-48. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1989.44.284 |
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Valley of the St. Peters, 1848. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1991.85.22 |
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On the Miss. 140 Miles Above Prairie du Chien, ca. 1845. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1991.85.27 |
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Medicine Dance of the Sioux, 1847. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1991.85.2 |
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Distant View of Fort Snelling, 1847-48. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1991.85.30 |
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Indian Village on the Mississippi Near Fort Snelling, 1846-48. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1991.85.37 |
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Prairie du Chien, 1846-48. Watercolor on paper. Location Number: AV1991.85.8 |
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The Tanner, 1848. Oil on canvas. Gift of Robert F. Rockwell, Jr., to the collection of the Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning, New York. |
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Falls of St. Anthony, 1841-48. Oil on board. Collection of Dr. and Mrs. John Larkin, Jr. |
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Improved map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin, 1836. John Farmer Hand colored map. Location Number: G4060 1836 .F2 |
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Indians Travelling, about 1850 Watercolor Collection W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan |
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Beggar's Dance, about 1850 Watercolor Collection W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan |
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Dog Dance of the Dahcotahs, about 1850 Watercolor Collection W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan |
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Seth Eastman's Sketchbook On loan from the Minneapolis Public Library, the sketchbook contains drawings and watercolors in various stages of completion between 1838 and 1848. Designed to easily fit into a pocket, it provides a rare and intimate glimpse into the working process of this important American artist. |

















