Meta-Koosega, Pure Tobacco, A Chippeway Warrior

Artist James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 - 1858)

Artist Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862)

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

Author James Hall (American, 1793 - 1865)

Lithographer Lehman & Duval (founded before 1831)

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

Date1836

Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored

Dimensions21 1/2 × 15 3/8 inches (54.6 × 39.1 cm)
Frame: 22 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1 5/16 inches (57.2 × 41.9 × 3.3 cm)

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

Object number91.110.9

ClassificationsPrints

Label TextMcKenney lead the office of Indian Trade. He had that position from 1816 to 1822. He then was head of Indian Affairs until 1830. He wrote a history of Indian tribes. It actually was a series of biographies. Indian Gallery portraits provided the imagery. Hall, a lawyer, helped with the writing. The authors struggled with printing problems. They produced a beautiful publication. It was in three volumes. It had 120 illustrations. It came out between 1836 and 1844. Lewis sketched Meta-Koosega at Fond du Lac. This Indian was a warrior. He was also a medicine worker.

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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