Benjamin West, Penn’s Treaty with the Indians


Benjamin West, Penn’s Treaty with the Indians, 1771-72, oil on canvas, 191.8 x 273.7 cm (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts), A Seeing America video
A conversation with Monica Zimmerman. Vice President of Public Education and Engagement, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Beth Harris


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This painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts


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Cite this page as: Monica Zimmerman, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Dr. Beth Harris, "Benjamin West, Penn’s Treaty with the Indians," in Smarthistory, March 7, 2020, accessed March 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/benjamin-west-penn-treaty-indians/.