Exhibits
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"Sublime and Beautiful Mountain Scenery": Western Images of A.E. Mathews.
A.E. (Alfred Edward) Mathews' (1831-1874) early career was that of a traveling bookseller and artist. In 1865, Mathews began producing the lithographs for which he is best known: images of Colorado, Montana and Rocky Mountain scenery. These views are among the earliest and rarest for the Rocky Mountain West. This exhibit presents a selection of fifteen images from three of Mathews Western works. The complete images also appear in: A.E. Mathews: The Western Works. Cincinnati, Ohio: University of Cincinnati Digital Press, 2004.
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Gathering of Nations: Images from McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1824-1830. He
commissioned portraits of Native Americans for his Gallery in the War Department. The History of the Indian Tribes of North America was published in three volumes between 1836 and 1844. This
exhibit presents a selection of twenty-four images from the History. The
complete images also appear on this site as a digital collection and in the publication: McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America: The First Issue. Cincinnati, Ohio: University of Cincinnati Digital Press, 2002. The Digital Press publication also includes related texts, maps and an extensive bibliography.
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Medicine Painter: George Catlin on the Upper Missouri River, 1832
George Catlin (1796-1872) was the first artist to document the Indian tribes of the Upper
Missouri. His Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians is an important source of ethnographic
information. This exhibit traces Catlin's route on the Upper Missouri trip of
1832 and features a selection of images from Letters and Notes. The complete images also appear on this site as a digital collection and in the publication: George Catlin: The Printed Works. Cincinnati, Ohio: University of Cincinnati Digital Press, 2002. The Digital Press publication also includes related texts, maps and an extensive bibliography.
The following online exhibits were developed by the University of Cincinnati Digital Press in collaboration with institutions in the Cincinnati
area. They represent part of the effort which resulted in the publication Art as Image: Prints and Promotion in Cincinnati,
Ohio. The print publication has a supplement which appears as a separate online publication.
