The Indian Guide

The Indian Guide

1837
Artist
Alfred Jacob Miller, American, 1810-1874
Born: Baltimore, MD
Object
drawing
Medium
Pen and ink on paper
Accession Number
1966.109
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bunker and Lemon Saks

Alfred Jacob Miller, The Indian Guide, about 1837. Ink on paper; 9 x 11 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bunker and Lemon Saks, 1966.109

Dimensions
frame width: 20.25 in, 51.4350 cm; frame height: 18.5 in, 46.9900 cm; height: 9 in, 22.8600 cm; width: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; overall height: 14.125 in, 35.8775 cm; overall width: 18 in, 45.7200 cm; mat height: 16 1/8 in, 40.9575 cm; mat width: 17 3/4 in, 45.
Inscription
The number "82" is written at top left corner
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Known Provenance
Collection of Bonamy Mansell Power [1819-1900], London, England; willed to Edward Power (no relation), London, England, 1900; by descent, Major G. H. Power, Great Yarmouth, England; (Parke-Bernet Galleries), New York, Sale 2439, May 6, 1966; Purchased by the Denver Art Museum with funds from Mr. and Mrs. John and Emma Bunker and Lemon Saks, 1966.
Exhibition History
  • "A Series of Watercolour Drawings by Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist to Captain Stewart's Expedition in 1837", Chappel House, Denver Art Museum, Denver, April 15-April 24, 1966
  • "The American Panorama"—Denver Art Museum, March 17–May 27, 1968
  • "Colorado Collects Historic Western Art"—Denver Art Museum, Jan 13–April 15, 1973
  • The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, July 2 - Aug. 17, 1975
  • William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO., Sept. 17 - Nov. 2, 1975
  • "Frontier America", Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA, January 23-March 16, 1975
  • Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO., April 16 - June 1, 1975
  • Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI., December 5, 1975 - January 18, 1976
  • "Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller"—Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 09/20/2008 - 01/11/2009
  • Joslyn Art Museum, 02/07/2009 - 05/10/2009