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Discoverers and Civilizers Led to the Source of the Mississippi River, (painting). Artist:  Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936, painter. Aderente, Vincent, 1880-1941, painter. Foringer, Alonzo E., 1878-1948, painter. Title:  Discoverers and Civilizers Led to the Source of the Mississippi River, (painting). Other Titles:  Discoverers and Civilizers Led to the Head Waters of the Mississippi, (painting). Dates:  1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  14 x 31 ft. Description:  An allegorical scene featuring Manitou enthroned above a foamy white Mississippi River in a grove of pine trees. Reclining by his feet is a young Native American woman on the left and standing on right is a brave in a feathered headdress with a tomahawk held in his hand. To the far right is a group of French explorers and to the far left is a group of settlers. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Minnesota History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Landscape -- River -- Mississippi River Figure group Ethnic -- Indian Object Type:  Lunette Mural Painting Owner:  State of Minnesota, Minnesota State Capitol, Senate Chamber, St. Paul, Minnesota Remarks:  IAP files contain a copy of an article from the New York Times, Oct. 8, 1904 describing the mural in detail. References:  Hazel Bauman, 1973. Brochure of the Mural Painters, a National Society Founded 1895, New York: the Kalkhoff Company, 1916. "Heroes in the fight for beauty: the muralists of the Hudson County Court House," Jersey City: Jersey City Museum, 1986, pg. 94. King, Glenn, 2009. Weiner, Mina Rieur, ed., "Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist," New York, NY: W. W. Norton and Company, 2009, pg. 81. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 71270014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 71270014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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