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Running Fight, Sioux and Crows
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810–1874)
1837–74
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over black chalk with gum arabic additions on brown paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 20.3 x 29.6 cm (8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.777
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 549
DescriptionThree mounted Native Americans in foreground, separated from melée in rear; Native America center, attacking brave left, who has slipped from his saddle and clings to his horse's neck.
Verso: large graphite and wash sketch of lower portion of a figure.
Verso: large graphite and wash sketch of lower portion of a figure.
InscriptionsInscribed upper right in pen and ink: Running Fight / Sioux & Crows
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955