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Journal, 1846-1848 Journey

Author (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1846-1848
Mediumpen and pencil on paper, bound in leather with brass clasp
Dimensions6 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 inches (15.6 x 8.3 x 1.3 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 3 1/2 inches (14.9 x 8.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.85.5
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts
DescriptionDrawing on verso front end paper; writing on next 60 pages; 2 blank pages; drawing on 1 page; Kane then started at back end paper and wrote on next 7 pages; and ended with drawing for a total of 72 pages. 135 pages of descriptions and drawings. Descriptions of individuals, activities and area travelled.
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 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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Landscape and Portrait Log
Paul Kane
1845-1848
Sketchbook
Ernest Martin Hennings
Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers June 17, 1845 -- July 3, 1846]
Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers May 9, 1846 – October 6, 1846]
Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers October 7, 1846 – September 12, 1848]
A Mustang Jumping off of a Cliff
Charles Banks Wilson
c. 1951
Dear Mr. Johnston [John Herbert Johnston]
Mary Eliza Audubon
March 12, 1896
Dear Mr. Johnston [J. Herbert Johnston]
Mary Eliza Audubon
March 12, 1896
Pa-ris-ka-roo-pa
George Catlin
1852