Seth Eastman: Painting the Dakota (2001)
Directed by Kristian Berg
Sub-Genres - Art History, Biography, Graphic & Applied Arts, Social History |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
Profiling artist Seth Eastman (1808-75), who was known for his paintings depicting Native American life and culture in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Eastman, an Army officer stationed in the area, was involved in relocating Native Americans as he chronicled them. Peter Coyote narrates.
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army-officer, art, cultural-traditions, drawing [art], Native-American, observations, painting, photography, re-enactment, Sioux [Lakota], sketch, watercolors
