{"product_id":"american-indians-along-the-susquehanna-joshua-shaw","title":"Joshua Shaw | American Indians along the Susquehanna","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"583\"\u003eThis oil on paper by \u003cstrong data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"36\"\u003eJoshua Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e, titled \u003cem data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e“American Indians along the Susquehanna,”\u003c\/em\u003e presents a romantic vision of Indigenous figures set within a sweeping American river landscape. Shaw’s composition likely follows his “picturesque” approach: a darkened foreground, framing trees or banks, and a luminous distance where river, hills, and sky open up in layered depth. The Native figures are integrated into the terrain rather than dominating it, creating a scene that combines narrative interest with an emphasis on the grandeur and atmosphere of the Susquehanna River valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eJoshua Shaw (1776–1860)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an English-born artist and inventor who emigrated to the United States in 1817 and became a key figure in early American landscape painting. Best known for his \u003cem data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"816\"\u003ePicturesque Views of American Scenery\u003c\/em\u003e series, he helped shape a visual language for the young nation’s wild and cultivated landscapes. His work was exhibited at institutions such as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"982\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eRoyal Academy\u003c\/strong\u003e in London and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003ePennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e, and today his paintings are held in major collections including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003eArt Institute of Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eVictoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1235\"\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003ePhoenix Art Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003eYale University Art Gallery\u003c\/strong\u003e, the former \u003cstrong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003eCorcoran Gallery of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1360\"\u003eHigh Museum of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003eNewark Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others. His works also appear regularly at prominent auction houses such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1517\"\u003eChristie’s\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eBonhams\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1549\"\u003eSotheby’s\u003c\/strong\u003e, underscoring his continued importance to collectors of early American and British-influenced Romantic landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery 44","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50906774012202,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/4875\/4730\/files\/1107_JoshuaShaw-IndiansalongtheSusquehanna.jpg?v=1764720343","url":"https:\/\/gallery44llc.com\/products\/american-indians-along-the-susquehanna-joshua-shaw","provider":"GALLERY 44","version":"1.0","type":"link"}