Match-o-kee-maw or "Big Chief"
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions12 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches (31.4 x 25.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.142
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThe inscribed name Match-o-kee-maw, which is possibly in Kane's hand, may be a form of the Indian name Kitchie-ogi-maw. "Among other Indians whose likeness I took, is that of Kitchie-ogi-maw, or, 'the Great Chief,' a Manomanee, who was celebrated among his tribe for many acts of daring...." Kane Wanderings, Chapter II
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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