Artist:

George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872  Search this

Sitter:

Great Cloud  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

21 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. (53.6 x 42.0 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1831

Luce Center Label:

George Catlin remembered this man as “an ill-natured and insolent fellow who has since been killed for some of his murderous deeds.” Great Cloud probably sat for this portrait in Washington, D.C., in January 1831. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 52, 1841; reprint 1973)

Topic:

Indian\Menominee  Search this

Portrait male  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Object number:

1985.66.220

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk751f84f64-67c1-4ea4-8342-4f05809b0d9c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1985.66.220