Tshusick, An Ojibwa Woman

Artist Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862)

Author Thomas L. McKenney (American, 1785 - 1859)

Author James Hall (American, 1793 - 1865)

Lithographer J.T. Bowen and Co.

Lithographer Alfred Hoffy (American, 1796 - 1872)

Publisher Edward C. Biddle (American, 1808 - 1893)

Date1837

Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored

Dimensions21 3/8 x 15 1/8 inches (54.3 x 38.4 cm)
Frame: 22 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (57.2 × 41.9 × 3.5 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1978

Object number91.110.10

ClassificationsPrints

Label TextThis print is based on a portrait King painted of Tshusick, an Ojibwa woman. King made it at the request of Thomas L. McKenney, who held important positions in Indian Affairs in the U.S. government. McKenney commissioned King and other artists to paint portraits of Indian people, and the collection became known as the Indian Gallery. He wanted to reproduce these images as prints in a book. James Hall, a lawyer, became his co-author. They produced three beautiful volumes. Biographies accompanied the portraits. The text told a complex story about Tshusick, who came on her own to visit Washington, D.C.

ProvenancePurchased November 2, 1978 through (W. Graham Arader, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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