Potika-Poo-Tis or "The Little Round Man"
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1846
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions11 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (29.2 x 24.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.146
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextKane made many portraits of Indians. He often expressed admiration for his subjects, but also could be patronizing. "Potika-poo-tis, the 'Little Round Man,' as Assiniboine chief, sat for me. He was well know about the fort, and was commonly called the Duke of Wellington. I suppose from his small person and his warlike feats." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter X
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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