Prairie on Fire Charles Deas (American, 1818-1867). Prairie on Fire, 1847. Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 35 15/16 in. (73 x cm). Prairie Fire takes the classic damsel-in-distress story line and transports it to the American West. Panicked horses and frantic riders race through a prairie as a fire rages in the background. In choosing this setting, Charles Deas drew on popular imagery in nineteenth-century visual art and literature, including James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Prairie. American Art 1847

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