Long Hunters Discover Daniel Boone
Artist
Edward Laning
Year1942
Classification
painting
Medium
Oil
Dimensions13' x 12'5"
Credits
Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
- Commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts, Long Hunters depicts Kentucky's legendary colonizer and explorer Daniel Boone (1734-1820). His companions in frontier adventures were the Long Hunters, a group of hunters and trappers who traveled from the American colonies into the western territories on hunting trips that lasted for many months. This mural illustrates the folktale of the Long Hunters discovering Daniel Boone in the wilderness while he was singing a duet with a cardinal, the state bird of Kentucky.