Includes works of art by the following artists : Charles Wilson Peale, Michael Haynes, William Jacob Hays, Sr., Alfred Jacob Miller, Karl Bodmer, Frederic Remington, L. Edward Fisher, Carl Wimar, Stanley Meltzoff, Charles M. Russell, E.S. Paxson, Charles B.J. Fevret, George Caleb Bingham, Charles Deas, John F. Clymer, George Catlin, Gary P. Miller, Gary R. Lucy, Charles Fritz, Ron Ukrainetz, Alfred Bierstadt, John Mix Stanley, Paul Kane, Alfred Bierstadt.

This stunning collection of paintings by acclaimed artist Charles Fritz captures some of the most fascinating and historic moments in the epic Lewis and Clark Expedition. The paintings are presented in chronological order as the Corps of Discovery moved West in search of the Pacific Ocean and then returned home. The paintings are complemented both by quotes from the journals of Lewis and Clark and other members of the Corps and by fascinating historical vignettes that illustrate the Expedition's trials, tribulations, and triumphs.

The exhibition includes 14 acrylic paintings, six watercolors and six sketchbooks from Holder's Lewis and Clark Trail Project. Holder's preliminary research showed that other artists have painted portions of segments of the Trail. He decided to embark on a project that depicts the whole Trail. Wanting to symbolize the relationship between change and constancy, Holder included manmade structures such as dams, bridges, and railroad beds, to exhibit a contrast between the natural and built environments.

When the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed a continent in 1803 to 1806, they started out in U.S. Army uniforms, which gradually had to be replaced with simple leather garments. For parts of those uniforms, only a single drawing, pattern, or example survives. Historian Moore and artist Haynes have researched archives and museums to locate and verify what the men wore, and Haynes has painted and sketched the clothing in scenes of the trip. Also included are Indian styles the men adopted, and the wardrobes of the Creole interpreters and the French boatmen. Weapons and accessories round out this complete record of what the expedition wore or carried--and why. A great reference for artists, living history performers, museums, and military historians.

Charles Fritz: 100 Paintings Illustrating the Journals of Lewis and Clark unites exquisite Western art with one of our nation's greatest epics. The result of a decade of comprehensive research and on-location painting, this expanded collection of 100 paintings depicts the triumphs and travails of the Corps of Discovery's two-and-a-half-year trek through unknown territory to the Pacific Ocean and back between 1804 and 1806. Although several members of the Corps of Discovery kept journals, an artist did not accompany the expedition. Unlike almost every expedition since, there had been no one to visually document the unique people, landscapes, animals, and plants never before seen by Americans living in the East. With artistry and a passion for historical accuracy, Charles Fritz, one of the nation's most respected Western artists, brings the Journals of Lewis and Clark to life, telling this remarkable American story visually-and for the first time allowing us to experience what the Corps saw on their historic journey.

An indispensable guide to our nation's epic adventure The years 2003-2006 mark the bicentennial of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's famous transcontinental journey between the Missouri and the Columbia River systems. They never did find the fabled Northwest Passage, but over twenty-eight months, the Corps of Discovery traveled more than eight thousand miles through eleven future states, named scores of places and rivers, met with many Native American tribes, and wrote the first descriptions of heretofore unknown plants and animals. By the end of their trip, Lewis and Clark had navigated and named two thirds of the American continent. They may have had undaunted courage, but the sheer volume of information related to their expedition can be more than a little daunting to the armchair historian. Written by two highly regarded Lewis and Clark experts, this book contains over five hundred lively and fascinating entries on everything from the members of the expedition and the places they went to the weapons and tools, trade goods, and medicines they carried, along with the food and amusements that sustained them. Highly readable and informative, it's the perfect introduction for the Lewis and Clark novice, and the comprehensive guide no buff will want to be without. "This handy volume, timed for publication as the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition opens, has the virtue of teaching the student while helpfully reminding the scholar. " - Publishers Weekly