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Benjamin West, Penn’s Treaty with the Indians

by Monica Zimmerman, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Dr. Beth Harris

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

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians (detail)

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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 22, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/benjamin-west-penn-treaty-indians/.