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Pioneers -- The Opening of the Prairies.
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Pioneers -- The Opening of the Prairies.
Pioneers -- The Opening of the Prairies.
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)

Pioneers -- The Opening of the Prairies.

Alternate Title(s)
  • The Opening of the Prairies; The Pathfinder
Oil on canvas
1915
40 × 64 in. (101.6 × 162.6 cm)
SUPP2000.699
Private collection
Not on view
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Pioneers
Pioneers
N.C. Wyeth
1939
The Pioneers, composition drawing
The Pioneers, composition drawing
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1939
...Emerging into an opening that appeared to have been formed partly by the ravages of the wind, and partly by those of fire.
...Emerging into an opening that appeared to have been formed partly by the ravages of the wind, and partly by those of fire.
N.C. Wyeth
1925
The Pioneer and the Vision
The Pioneer and the Vision
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1918
Even as Jim looked, two men, locked and striking furiously at each other, swayed through the opening.
Even as Jim looked, two men, locked and striking furiously at each other, swayed through the opening.
N.C. Wyeth
1913
A Sturdy Bit of Pioneer
A Sturdy Bit of Pioneer
N.C. Wyeth
1905
Swallow's Chubby Body Shot Squarely through the Opening
Swallow's Chubby Body Shot Squarely through the Opening
Harrison Fisher
1904
Dugout of a Southwestern Pioneer
Dugout of a Southwestern Pioneer
John Henry Twachtman
1891
Salute to Adventurers, dust-jacket illustration
Salute to Adventurers, dust-jacket illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1930
The sweet strains of music . . . stole into the consciousness of the tired girl
The sweet strains of music . . . stole into the consciousness of the tired girl
N.C. Wyeth
1925
untitled (portrait of a cowboy)
untitled (portrait of a cowboy)
N.C. Wyeth
1908
Untitled (sketch of the family home, Chadds Ford)
Untitled (sketch of the family home, Chadds Ford)
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1912 / 1915

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