Vincent Colyer
Scene of the Camp Grant Massacre, Arizona

Scene of the Camp Grant Massacre, Arizona

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Scene of the Camp Grant Massacre, Arizona
ArtistAmerican, 1825–1888
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Scene of the Camp Grant Massacre, Arizona
DateSeptember 1871
Place depictedArizona, United States
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 10 5/16 × 13 5/16 in. (26.2 × 33.8 cm)
Sheet (Sight): 5 × 9 3/4 in. (12.7 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by M. Robert Dussler, D. Cal McNair, Ray Childress, Scott Schwinger, Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, Malcolm Gillis, Wm. P. O'Connell, Chris Kersey, and Walter E. Johnson in honor of Robert C. McNair and the Houston Texans at "One Great Night in November, 2003"
Object numberB.2003.8
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on lower center of the drawing: "Scene of The Camp Grant Massacre / Arizona Territory Early day break"
Marked in pencil on recto lower mat: "71 (in a circle) SCENE OF THE CAMP GRANT MASSACRE, ARIZONA TERRITORY, EARLY DAY BREAK"
Marked in pencil on verso sheet lower left and inside bottom mat: "#32439"
Marked in pencil on verso top mat, lower left: "A13780"

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