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Frontier Artworks
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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait born
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait was born on August 5, 1819. He passed away on April 28, 1905. -
Worthington Whittredge born
Worthington Whittredge was born on May 22, 1820. He died on February 25, 1910. -
Thomas Moran born
Thomas Moran was born on February 12, 1837. He died on August 25, 1926. -
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Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War could potentially inspire frontier artists through the land gained by the United States during the war. -
California enters the Union as a free state
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Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
The United States and representatives of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, Arikara, Assiniboin, Mandan, Gros Ventre and other tribes sign the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, intending to insure peace on the plains. -
A Tight Fix-Bear Hunting, Early Winter
A Tight Fix-Bear Hunting, Early Winter was painted by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait in 1856. It was portrayed with an oil on canvas medium. -
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American Civil War
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Valley of the Catawissa
Thomas Moran painted Valley of the Catawissa in 1862 using an oil on canvas medium -
Twilight on the Plains, Platte River, Colorado
Worthington Whittredge painted Twilight on the Plains, Platte River, Colorado between 1866 and 1867 in an oil on canvas medium.