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Captain George Ironsides or "Walk In Water"
Captain George Ironsides or "Walk In Water"
Captain George Ironsides or "Walk In Water"

Captain George Ironsides or "Walk In Water"

Artist (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions11 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches (29.5 x 23.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.179
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"While I was at Manetouawning, the successor of Mr. Anderson, Captain Ironsides, arrived there; and as he was a half-breed and chief of the Wyandots, I have introduced him among my Indian sketches. His name signifies, "Walk in the water:' he is a descendant of Tecumseh, and uses the same to-tem, a turtle, each Indian family having a sort of heraldic device, which they use as a signature on important occasions." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter I
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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