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Nº6 “Shellbanks”

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“Indian Drawing of 'Shellbanks” (Artist’s inscription, recto)

“Shown here is the main building at Shellbanks (Figure 12), which was a large tract of rich farmland near the Hampton Institute. All the young men who remained at Hampton during the summer months were required to do farm chores at Shellbanks. Bear’s Heart lavished great attention on the architectural details in this drawing. His style is something he evidently developed during his imprisonment at Fort Marion. There are a number of other extant drawings by Bear's Heart that give equal attention to architecture.” (p.24)

William S. Wierzbowski and Helen M. Mangelsdorf in Images of a Vanished Life: Plains Indian Drawing from the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1985.


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Drawings made in 1879 by students at the Hampton Institute, Virginia. Donated to the Pennsylvania Academy of ...

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Plate No: 36
Page No: 1982_X_176
Media: Pencil, colored pencil, ink on heavy paper
Dimensions: 6 15/16 x 11 1/2 in.
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Credit line: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
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