Chenannoquot, a Menominee Chief
Artist
Charles Bird King
(American, 1785 - 1862)
Datec. 1831-1835
Mediumoil on wood
Dimensions17 1/2 × 13 7/8 inches (44.5 × 35.2 cm)
Frame: 21 1/8 × 17 9/16 × 1 3/4 inches (53.7 × 44.6 × 4.4 cm)
Frame: 21 1/8 × 17 9/16 × 1 3/4 inches (53.7 × 44.6 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1982
Object number31.212.1
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextChenannoquot, Great Cloud, was a member of a Menominee delegation that visited Washington, DC, in late 1830-early 1831. These tribal leaders came to meet with the United States Government. They had concerns about the government’s relocation of other Indians on their land. At the conclusion of the visit, many of the Menominee leaders, including Chenannoquot, signed a treaty with the U.S. that permitted Indian tribes from New York State to occupy Menominee land.
ProvenanceCharles Bird King [1785-1862]; bequeathed before 1859 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 through (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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