Fig. 14A. Dying Tecumseh, by
Ferdinand Pettrich, displayed in
the Capitol Rotunda, stereoview
by G.D. Wakely, ca. 1865-1870.
PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION, MIRIAM AND IRA
D. WALLACH DIVISION OF ART, PRINTS AND
PHOTOGRAPHS, NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Fig. 14B. Ferdinand Pettrich,
Dying Tecumseh, 1856, marble.
Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington, D.C.
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Fig. 13. "Col. Johnson
& Tecumseh" scene
depicts the death of the
Shawnee leader (far
right) at the Battle of
the Thames in 1813.
This section of the
frieze was designed by
Brumidi and painted by
Costaggini.
SUMMER 2013
CAPITOL DOME
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