Digger Indians, Elk Creek
| Title | Digger Indians, Elk Creek |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ralph Albert Blakelock |
| Date | ca. 1871 19th century |
| Medium | Brown ink and black chalk on off-white and brown mottled wove paper |
| Origin | American American |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | George A. Hearn Fund, 1981 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Digger Indians, Elk Creek” is a work by Ralph Albert Blakelock, dated ca. 1871. It is executed in brown ink and black chalk on off-white and brown mottled wove paper. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: American. Browse more public-domain art from American.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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