The Revenge (The Escape)
George de Forest Brush, American, 1855 - 1941
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1882Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
16 x 19 1/2 inches (40.6 x 49.5 cm) Framed: 24 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches (62.9 x 73 x 6.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1944-13-2Credit Line:
The Alex Simpson, Jr., Collection, 1944
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1882Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
16 x 19 1/2 inches (40.6 x 49.5 cm) Framed: 24 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches (62.9 x 73 x 6.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
* Gallery 111, American Art, first floor
Accession Number:1944-13-2Credit Line:
The Alex Simpson, Jr., Collection, 1944
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Paintings of American Indian life were immensely popular during the late 1800s, as viewers grew curious about the exotic qualities of Native American culture and began to lament its loss. Brush constructs both a romantic and savage image of the American Indian.
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