Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight
Artist
Charles Bird King
(American, 1785 - 1862)
Datec. 1822
Mediumoil on wood
Dimensions17 x 13 7/8 inches (43.2 x 35.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1982
Object number31.212.6
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextEagle of Delight accompanied her husband Shaumonekusse to Washington as part of a delegation of Upper Missouri tribes that were sent to negotiate treaties. She was very popular after she arrived in Washington. She unfortunately became ill after she left and died shortly later.
ProvenanceCharles Bird King [1785-1862]; gifted April 1829 to Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island; sold May 21, 1970 (Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York); purchased through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) by The Warner Collection, Gulf States Paper Corporation, Tuscaloosa, Alabama owned until 1982; purchased December 1, 1982 (Gerald Peters, Santa Fe, New Mexico) by the Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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