| John Mix Stanley was born in Canandaigua, New York, in 1814. Stanley moved to Detroit in 1834, finding work as a sign painter. His work attracted the attention of local artist James Bowman, with whom Stanley would receive his art training. Joining the Military during the Mexican War, Stanley was placed in the Corps of Topographical Engineers, helping map a trail west to California. Stanley spent 10 years chronicling his travels, painting historical portraits of scores of Native American Tribes. Tragically, the majority of these works were lost in 3 separate incidents of fire, including one at the Smithsonian Institution in 1865. For more information on John Mix Stanley and other artists we represent, please visit the artist index on our gallery website |
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