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Daniel Boone's Arrival in Kentucky by Ward Lockwood
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Daniel Boone's Arrival in Kentucky
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

Daniel Boone's Arrival in Kentucky

Artist
Year1938
Classification painting
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions137 x 97 in. (348 x 246.4 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • This mural depicts the legendary Daniel Boone (1734-1820) and his companions surveying the rolling hills of Lexington. In 1775, Governor Dunmore of Virginia sent Boone and a band of Virginians to settle the area.  This scene shows Boone and his party of explorers after a month of passing through difficult mountains and blazing a trail through a strange country. After hunting their food, warily avoiding attacks, constantly facing unknown dangers, the band finally arrives in Kentucky.