Keokuk, Chief of the Sacs & Foxes

Artist Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862)

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

Author James Hall (American, 1793 - 1865)

Publisher Frederick W. Greenough (American)

Lithographer J.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment

Date1838

Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored

Dimensions19 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches (50.5 x 34.9 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1994

Object number91.110.15

ClassificationsPrints

Label TextThe portrait shows Chief Keokuk with his son Mu-sen-wont. It portrays the importance of Keokuk as a leader. In the McKenney-Hall publication, the essay on Keokuk is one of the longer chapters. It gives a history of his people, as well as a biography of Keokuk. The text described Keokuk “as one of the most distinguished of his race.” It praised his “courage, prudence, and eloquence.” Keokuk did not engage in war with the United States, and that might have enhanced the positive perception of his qualities.

ProvenancePurchased November 19, 1970 through (The Old Print Shop, New York, New York) by Donald S. Graham, Denver, Colorado; purchased November 28, 1994 through (Anderson O'Brien Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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