Meta-Koosega, A Chippeway Warrior

Artist James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 - 1858)

Artist Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862)

Lithographer John T. Bowen (American, 1801 - 1856)

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

Author James Hall (American, 1793 - 1865)

Datec. 1849

Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored

Dimensions10 15/16 x 6 3/4 inches (27.8 x 17.1 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1977

Object number91.110.5

ClassificationsPrints

Label TextThis print resulted from Thomas L. McKenney’s efforts. He held important positions in Indian Affairs in the U.S. government. He started the Indian Gallery collection of portraits. He wanted to reproduce these images in a book. James Hall became his co-author. They wrote biographies to accompany the portraits. According to the authors, Meta-Koosega was a warrior. He was also a medicine worker. James Otto Lewis sketched Meta-Koosega at a treaty site.Charles Bird King painted a portrait based on the work by Lewis. King’s portrait was the basis for Bowen’s lithograph for the octavo edition of History of the Indian Tribes of North America.

ProvenancePurchased December 31, 1977 through (Buck Saunders Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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