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)
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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