View in the Sierra Mimbres
Artist
John Mix Stanley
(American, 1814 - 1872)
Date1847
Mediumoil on academy board
Dimensions9 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches (25.1 x 32.4 cm)
Frame: 12 5/8 × 15 5/8 × 1 inches (32.1 × 39.7 × 2.5 cm)
Frame: 12 5/8 × 15 5/8 × 1 inches (32.1 × 39.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.23.8
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThe Army of the West had an uneasy relationship with the Apaches in the region, but Lt. William Emory reported that the Apaches allied themselves with the United States against Mexico. He quoted a chief saying, “You have taken New Mexico, and will soon take California; go, then and take Chihuahua, Durango, and Sonora. We will help you. You fight for land; we care nothing for land; we fight for the laws of Montezuma and for food.”
ProvenancePurchased February 4, 1958 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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