Treaty

Original Title

Treaty

Date

unknown

Creator

Kermit Oliver

Description

Oliver's painting depicts an accord between settlers and a group of indigenous Americans. Colonizers consistently broke their agreements with tribes, and took more and more land from them. Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest are frequent subjects of Oliver's work.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

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Additional Subject

American West

Black art

Landscape

Racial violence

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas

Measurements

30 1/2 in x 41 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc171

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0057

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection