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S e t h E a st m a n . C A N O N L E A D I N G T O M A G D A L E N A S O N O R A . C a . 1 8 5 3 . W at e r co lo r o v e r p e n cil. 9 1 /2 " x 1 2 1 / 4 ". T h e t h r e e im age s b y Se t h E ast m an r e p r o d u ce d in t h is e ssay w ere p r o v id e d b y t h e M u se u m o f A r t , R h o d e Islan d Sc h o o l o f D e sign . T h e y w ere gift s o f t h e R I SD Lib rary. P h o t o gr ap h y b y D e l Bo gar t . Se t h E ast m an ( 1 8 0 8 - 1 8 7 5 ) is b e st k n o w n for h is p ain t in gs o f A m e r ic an In d ian s, w h ich acco m p an ie d H en ry R o w e Sc h o o lcr aft ’s m assive go v e rn ­ m en t- fu n d e d H i s t o r y o f t h e I n d i a n T r i b e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ( 1 8 5 1 - 5 7 ) an d t h e b o o k s o f E ast m an ’s w ife, M ary. H is w ate r co lor s o f t h e U .S./ M e x ic o b o r ­ d er lan d s r eflected h is e xp e r ie n ce s as an ar m y t o p o gr a p h ical d r aft sm an in T e x a s b u t w ere b ased d ir ectly o n d raw in gs m ad e o n site b y R u ssell Bart lett , C o m m issio n e r o f t h e U .S./ M e x ic o Bo u n d ar y Su r ve y , an d h is su r vey ar tist , H en ry C h e e v e r P r at t. Ba r t le t t co m m issio n e d t h ir t e en w at e rco lo r s in 1 8 5 3 t o illu st rat e w h at h e h o p ed w ou ld b e h is ow n m assiv e gov e rn m en t- sp o n so r ed r ep ort, P e r s o n a l N a r r a t i v e s o f E x p l o r a t i o n s a n d I n c id e n t s in T e x a s , N e w M e x i c o , C a l i f o r n i a , S o n o r a , a n d C h i h u h u a . Bu t go ve r n m en t fu n d in g w as cu t, an d Bar let t se t t le d for P r a t t ’s b lack - an d - w h ite sk e t ch e s in h is b o o k ( 1 8 5 4 ) . Lac k o f go v e r...

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