Valencia, New Mexico
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 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 1 inches (31.8 × 38.7 × 2.5 cm)
Frame: 12 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 1 inches (31.8 × 38.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.23.4
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThe ownership of homelands changed due to war. The Army of the West of the United States traveled from Fort Leavenworth (now Kansas) to California. This was during the War between the United States and Mexico in 1846. Through this conflict, the United States was able to secure territory. Brigadier General Stephen Kearney led troops into Santa Fe, New Mexico. He claimed it for the United States. The Army then traveled to this site of Valencia. In this painting, Stanley portrayed Mexican people whose homes were in territory now claimed by the United States Army.
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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