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Title
Serpent
Mound
from the
northwest
print
Subject
Great Serpent Mound (Ohio)
Earthworks (Art)--United States
Indians of North America--Ohio--History
Baer, William J. (William Jacob), 1860-1941
Time Period
1890s
Place
Adams County (Ohio)
Description
William
J
.
Baer's
portrayal
of
Serpent
Mound
from the
northwest
,
converted
into an
engraving
for
Century
Magazine
.
Known
as
Great
Serpent
Mound
,
it
is
nearly
a
quarter
mile
long
with an
average
height
of
4-5
feet
and a
width
of
20-25
feet
. This
large
serpent
effigy
sits
atop
a
plateau
overlooking
the
Brush
Creek
Valley
. The
mound
is
thought
to
date
to the
Fort
Ancient
culture
(AD
1000-1550)
.
William
Jacob
Baer
was
born
in
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
, on
January
29
,
1860
.
Baer
was
well
known
for his
miniature
paintings
which
helped
revive
the
art
of
miniature
painting
in
America
. He
died
in
East
Orange
,
New
Jersey
in
1941
.
Creator
William J. Baer (Artist)
Date of Original
April
1890
Collection
Printed
Material
Source
Library
;
Volume
39
,
Page
872
Format
Picture
;
Prints
(visual
works)
;
Engravings
(prints)
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
AL02912.tif
Image Height
2849
Image Width
2849
File Size
5707968 Bytes
Notes
Used
in "
Great
Serpent
" by
Bradley
T
.
Lepper
,
TIMELINE
(Vol
.
15
,
No
.
5)
,
September-October
1998.
;
Cataloged
:
Yes
;
Museum
Catalog
Number
:
051
C333
Date created
2011-08-02
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