Paintings
Dublin Core
Title
Paintings
Description
Collection of images of paintings used in the exhibit
Source
Images of paintings from the State Archives of Florida
Collection Items
Painting of Seminole Polly Parker (died in 1921)
Placed on a boat to be transported from Florida toward Indian Territory in May of 1858, Polly escaped U.S. troops in St. Marks, Florida and traveled on foot back to Southern Florida. Representing the feelings of many Florida Natives who wanted…
Portrait of Osceola, Florida Indian Leader, 1837
Although he was not actually a Native Chief, Osceola was a respected leader of mixed Southeastern Indian and Anglo-Saxon heritage. He led a faction of Native Floridians which resisted United States troops and would not consent to be removed to…