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Kiscox, A Cowlitz River Chief
Kiscox, A Cowlitz River Chief
Kiscox, A Cowlitz River Chief

Kiscox, A Cowlitz River Chief

Artist (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1847
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.11
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"Here I remained until the 5th of April, and took a likeness of Kiscox, the chief of the Cowlitz Indians, a small tribe of about 200." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter XIII
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III [1889-1958], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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