A Celebrated Chief, Delaware
Description
Oil painting depicting three full length portraits, center man wearing decorated coat carrying rifle, man on right wearing decorated coat, single feather and rifle, woman on right wering decorated robe.
Dates
- 1853-1870
Creator
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Artist, Person)
Biographical sketch
Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
Extent
1 Object : paintings (visual works) : oil on paper ; 18 5/8 x 25 inches
Language of Materials
English
General Note
Bod-a-sin (chief), Non-on-day-gon (warrior), Ah-wee (wife of chief)
General Note
Catlin cat. (1871) #63.
General Note
Inscription: Bottom on board " A B.".
General Note
Condition: Fair (4).
General Note
Frame: Mounted on painted green cardboard, 21 x 27 3/4.
General Note
Exhibitions note: 10/16/1958 - 10/31/1958"George Catlin." Kennedy Galleries.
Local Note
A-225.
Creator
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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