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Worthington Whittredge — Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska
Worthington Whittredge

Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska

1866

Whittredge captures the sobering reality of westward expansion with this poignant memorial to travelers who died along the frontier, painted during the height of American migration to California and Oregon.

Medium
oil on paper mounted on canvas
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Worthington Whittredge, Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska, 1866

Whittredge captures the sobering reality of westward expansion with this poignant memorial to travelers who died along the frontier, painted during the height of American migration to California and Oregon.

Medium
oil on paper mounted on canvas
Year
1866
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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