History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Author
Thomas L. McKenney
(American, 1785 - 1859)
Author
James Hall
(American, 1793 - 1865)
Artist
Charles Bird King
(American, 1785 - 1862)
Lithographer
John T. Bowen
(American, 1801 - 1856)
Publisher
John T. Bowen
(American, 1801 - 1856)
Date1848
Mediumlithograph on paper; hand-colored; bound in black leather with gilt edges and decorations
DimensionsOctavo: 10 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches (26 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1979
Object number11.88.2.A
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
DescriptionThis volume contains 39 plates.Label TextKing painted portraits of Native American leaders at the request of Thomas L. McKenney. McKenney held important positions in Indian Affairs in the U.S. government. He commissioned portraits for a collection known as the Indian Gallery. He also reproduced the paintings as prints in a book. King painted two versions of Nesouaquoit. See the painting of Nesouaquoit at the end of this gallery wall. In both portraits, the Fox leader wears a peace medal, given by the U.S. government to Indian leaders. His medal features a portrait of President Andrew Jackson, who signed the Indian Removal Act.
ProvenanceDr. Dick Labowski, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchased August 15, 1979 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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Paul Kane
after 1848 [content covers 1845 - 1848]
