Painting Indians and Building Empires in North America, 1710–1840

The Europeans Who First Settled North America Were Endlessly Intrigued By The Indigenous People They Found There; Even Before The Colonials Began To Record The Landscape, They Drew And Painted Indians. This Study Offers A New Visual Perspective On Westward Expansion Through A Survey Of The Major Indian Images Painted By Euro-american Artists Before And After The American Revolution. William H. Truettner's Accessible Readings Of Paintings By Artists Such As Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart, Charles Bird King, And George Catlin Relate These Images To Social And Political Events Of The Time And Tell Us Much About How North American Tribes Would Fare As They Fought To Survive During The Second Half Of The Nineteenth Century.--publisher's Description. Introduction -- Looking Beyond Mohawk Warriors -- Noble Savagery As An Invention Of British Imperialism -- Noble Savage Imagery, 1710 To 1820s -- The Rise Of Republican Indians -- Painting Republican Indians, 1800 To 1840s. William H. Truettner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The Europeans who first settled North America were endlessly intrigued by the indigenous people they found there; even before the colonials began to record the landscape, they drew and painted Indians. This study offers a new visual perspective on westward expansion through a survey of the major Indian images painted by Euro-American artists before and after the American Revolution. William H. Truettner's accessible readings of paintings by artists such as Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart, Charles Bird King, and George Catlin relate these images to social and political events of the time and tell us much about how North American tribes would fare as they fought to survive during the second half of the nineteenth century."-- Provided by publisher Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Looking beyond Mohawk Warriors Chapter 2. Noble Savagery as an Invention of British Imperialism Chapter 3. Noble Savage Imagery, 1710 to 1820s Chapter 4. The Rise of Republican Indians Chapter 5. Painting Republican Indians, 1800 to 1840s Notes List of Illustrations Index