Comprising six large mixed media on canvas paintings, evidently once connected on a roller and probably used as illustrations for a lecture about a native American uprising. The first a title panel illustrating an extensive waterfall scene within scrollwork border above a small niche inscribed Stevens Artists/Rochester, Minn. The following five panels depict the story: 1) A farm family warned of an Indian attack. 2) The farmer is killed as his family is captured while a large war party surrounds the cabin. 3) A night scene in the Indian village depicting a celebration or dance. 4) One of the female captives is tortured while the others look on. 5) Two children are attacked by wolves. All rendered in color in a naive but detailed style. Judging by the countryside and style of native American dress depicted, as well as the titling, this group probably illustrates scenes from the Lake Shetel or Slaughter Slough massacre on August 20, 1862 during the Sioux uprising in Minnesota. One well-known incident of that tragedy was the survival of two sons of the Eastlick family. The older son, Merton, escaped with and carried his young brother 50 miles to safety. During the night he protected him from wolves by yelling at them. Condition: All showing folds and wear. Approximate size of panels: 70 inches x 86 inches.
Comprising six large mixed media on canvas paintings, evidently once connected on a roller and probably used as illustrations for a lecture about a native American uprising. The first a title panel illustrating an extensive waterfall scene within scrollwork border above a small niche inscribed Stevens Artists/Rochester, Minn. The following five panels depict the story: 1) A farm family warned of an Indian attack. 2) The farmer is killed as his family is captured while a large war party surrounds the cabin. 3) A night scene in the Indian village depicting a celebration or dance. 4) One of the female captives is tortured while the others look on. 5) Two children are attacked by wolves. All rendered in color in a naive but detailed style. Judging by the countryside and style of native American dress depicted, as well as the titling, this group probably illustrates scenes from the Lake Shetel or Slaughter Slough massacre on August 20, 1862 during the Sioux uprising in Minnesota. One well-known incident of that tragedy was the survival of two sons of the Eastlick family. The older son, Merton, escaped with and carried his young brother 50 miles to safety. During the night he protected him from wolves by yelling at them. Condition: All showing folds and wear. Approximate size of panels: 70 inches x 86 inches.
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