File:Miners in the Sierras.jpg
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Charles Christian Nahl: Miners in the Sierras
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| Title |
Miners in the Sierras |
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| Object type |
painting  |
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| Date | between 1851 and 1852 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
height: 137.7 cm (54.2 in) ; width: 170.1 cm (67 in) |
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1982.120 (Smithsonian American Art Museum) |
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| Place of creation |
United States of America |
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| Notes |
English: Charles Christian Nahl and August Wenderoth were refugees of the troubles in Germany of 1848. Like thousands before them they came to California to seek fortune. They established themselves as entrepreneurs, setting up a studio and painting the first wave of miners. |
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| Source/Photographer | Own photograph of painting in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC, photograph Ad Meskens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
Please cite as 'photograph Ad Meskens' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | gold rush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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