Dacotah Village, 1849-1855, Seth Eastman, American, 1808–1875, 6 × 9 in. ( × cm) (image)9 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. ( × cm) (sheet), Watercolor, United States, 19th century, The building supplies for these elm-bark lodges came from the Minnesota River Valley. The porches allowed for a bit of shade and, up top, a handy spot to dry animal skins. Settings like this are probably what convinced Captain Eastman he needed more earth tones. A receipt for paints ordered from New York dated April 11, 1842, lists tubes of 'yellow ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Raw umber

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