George De Forest Brush
George de Forest Brush began his academic training in New York at the National Academy of Design, followed by a journey to Paris when he was 19 years old. After an extended period in Europe, Brush and his brother Alfred traveled to the American West, where he spent time with the Arapaho, Shoshone, and Crow tribes. Brush later returned to New York, where he sought to depict subjects and human experiences common to all people.
How are gender roles challenged?
Inspired by the Celtic Revival movement, which embraced Irish history, mythology, and folklore, this painting would have resonated with Americans of Irish heritage, including the artist. The subject’s flowing auburn hair and low-cut buckskin dress—combined with her role as a hunter, traditionally a male occupation—reflects the period’s fascination with women, preferably from the past, who challenged traditional gender roles.
Museum purchase, partial gift of Roderick McManigal and funds from The Fine Arts Museums Foundation, Art Trust Fund, and the Ethel M. Copelotti Estate
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