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Meta-Koosega, Pure Tobacco, A Chippeway Warrior
Meta-Koosega, Pure Tobacco, A Chippeway Warrior
Meta-Koosega, Pure Tobacco, A Chippeway Warrior

Meta-Koosega, Pure Tobacco, A Chippeway Warrior

Artist (American, 1799 - 1858)
Artist (American, 1785 - 1862)
Author (American, 1785 - 1859)
Author (American, 1793 - 1865)
Lithographer (founded before 1831)
Publisher (American, 1808 - 1893)
Date1836
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored
Dimensions21 1/2 × 15 3/8 inches (54.6 × 39.1 cm)
Frame: 22 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1 5/16 inches (57.2 × 41.9 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1978
Object number91.110.9
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextMcKenney lead the office of Indian Trade. He had that position from 1816 to 1822. He then was head of Indian Affairs until 1830. He wrote a history of Indian tribes. It actually was a series of biographies. Indian Gallery portraits provided the imagery. Hall, a lawyer, helped with the writing. The authors struggled with printing problems. They produced a beautiful publication. It was in three volumes. It had 120 illustrations. It came out between 1836 and 1844. Lewis sketched Meta-Koosega at Fond du Lac. This Indian was a warrior. He was also a medicine worker.
ProvenancePurchased November 2, 1978 through (W. Graham Arader, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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