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To-ma-kus, an Indian at Dr. Whitman's Mission
To-ma-kus, an Indian at Dr. Whitman's Mission
To-ma-kus, an Indian at Dr. Whitman's Mission

To-ma-kus, an Indian at Dr. Whitman's Mission

Artist (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1847
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (13.3 x 18.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.76
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"Dr. Whitman took me to the lodge of an Indian called To-ma-kus, that I might take his likeness. We found him in his lodge sitting perfectly naked. His appearance was the most savage I ever beheld, and his looks as I afterwards heard, by no means belied his character." Kane, Wanderings, XVIII
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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