Prairie scene. Hunter a top a horse riding aside a buffalo at center. Another hunter, horse and buffalo at rear.

Currier & Ives created numerous images depicting hunting scenes on the American plains. Bison or the American buffalo were hunted almost to extinction and their population was reduced to a few hundred by the mid-1800s. The excitement and drama of the hunt appealed to Americans as they contemplated the perils and opportunities of westward expansion.

Object Creator

Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)

Object Creation Date

1871

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches

Credit

Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds

Accession Number

2004.D03.656

On View?

No

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