Seth Eastman is was born in Maine in 1808. He was a graduate of West Point and became an officer in the Military. During he is military service he observed the Natives and even had a Native wife and child. After his service was done he became a art teacher at West Point, where he painted many of the things he saw in his service. He paints a few paintings that mainly show respect to the daily life and landscape of the Native American. The most important part about his paintings is that he doesn't show them as savages . The thing that he did different was his used color for some of his paints and black and white for some also . Also most of his paintings was clear and you can look and tell what his image meant
(Buffalo Hunt)
This is an image of an Native man hunting an buffalo for food and for clothing.
Indians in Council
In this painting of Indians are together maybe talking about a problem they had or maybe prayer guarding the cornfield
Ball Play of Dahcota
Guarding the cornfield
Seth Eastman paints a scene of the natives farms. in his scene two men on an upraised platform and they are looking out for any threat to their corn.
Striking the Post
This is a painting of Natives are striking the post in a ritual. Around the people striking the post are other Natives playing on musical instruments.
TITLE DATE DESCRIPTION Buffalo Hunt Ball Play of Dahcota 1850 A painting of Natives playing lacrosse
INDIANS IN CAMP 1848 native American at camp where it seems like he lives there
STRIKING THE POST 1852 They are striking the post .Literally what the name of the picture is .
THE ESCAPE 1875 A man escaping an area where he clearly didn't want to be
Map of the Military Reservation of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 1857 A picture that shows Washington DC’s nature Indians in Council Indians are together maybe talking about a problem they had or maybe prayer guarding the cornfield
1857 two men on an upraised platform and they are looking out for any threat to their corn Artist’s BACKGROUND: __Seth East man was born in Main in 1808. In 1892 he graduated West Point. He later enlisted in the military and became a officer. While there he drew pictures of the Natives and had a Native American wife. He later taught art at West point and married Mary Henderson. He is known for his artistic depictions of the Native Americans in the upper Mississippi River. COMMON THEMES or IMAGES: __Common themes that Seth Eastman paints is the daily life of Native Americans and their landscape. He paints the struggles, sports, rituals and of the Native Americans. He paints fair portrayals of the native Americans off of what he saw when he was in the military. Is artist RESPECTFUL of Native American culture? Explain._ Seth Eastman is respectful to the Native Americans because he depicts them accurately and fairly. He shows them playing sports and their daily lives. He doesn't show any disrespect by showing them as “savages”. He paints them as he saw them
2. Choose 5 to 7 works that you feel are representative of your artist’s views toward Native Americans. Write a narrative using the details from above that will serve as a “blog entry” for an exhibit that you will curate. You will create this blog entry and publish it for our class and for Prep alumni. Include the chosen images along with brief descriptions and your analysis. Seth Eastman is was born in Maine in 1808. He was a graduate of West Point and became an officer in the Military. During he is military service he observed the Natives and even had a Native wife and child. After his service was done he became a art teacher at West Point, where he painted many of the things he saw in his service. He paints a few paintings that mainly show respect to the daily life and landscape of the Native American. The most important part about his paintings is that he doesn't show them as savages . The thing that he did different was his used color for some of his paints and black and white for some also . Also most of his paintings was clear and you can look and tell what his image meant
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