Awbonwaishkum, Ottawa Chief from Manitowaning
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions9 13/16 x 7 13/16 inches (24.9 x 19.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.175
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"This head possesses the characteristics of the Indian to a striking degree: the small piercing eyes, high cheekbones, large mouth, protuberant and hanging lips, are strongly indicative of the race. This chief is a man of great ingenuity and judgement." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter I
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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