Indian Cradle
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1847
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions5 x 6 3/4 inches (12.7 x 17.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.94
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThis sketch of an Indian cradle was probably made when Kane was visiting the Clallam Indians on Vancouver Island. The sketch of the figure in water cannot be definitely related to Kanes text.
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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