Sho-ne-ah or "Silver"
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1846
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches (31.1 x 24.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.143
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"June 11th. - We made an early start with a fine breeze, filling our sail, and arrived at Fort Alexander to breakfast.... Hearing that a camp of Indians lay within a few miles, I requested a Mr. Setler, in charge of the establishment to procure me a guide to them.... I found a very large camp of Saulteaux Indians assembled." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter V
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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