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Pocahontas

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Simon van de Passe, 1595 - 1647  Search this
Sitter:
Pocahontas, c. 1595 - Mar 1617  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 77.5 x 64.8 x 2.5cm (30 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1")
Frame: 92.7 x 80 x 6.4cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
after 1616
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan  Search this
Pocahontas: Female  Search this
Pocahontas: Native American\Native American cultural intermediary  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942
Object number:
NPG.65.61
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Exhibition:
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
On View:
NPG, East Gallery 150a
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47b045769-55c0-4291-b4cd-648a495c13ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.61
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Seltice, Chief of the Coeur D'Alênes

Artist:
Olin Levi Warner, born Suffield, CT 1844-died New York City 1896  Search this
Sitter:
Seltice  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture-Relief
Date:
1891
Topic:
Portrait male\head  Search this
Indian\Coeur d'Alene  Search this
Occupation\other\chief  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, A Gift of Alison Warner Waterman in memory of her mother, Frances D. Warner
Object number:
1985.76.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77e731d2c-7554-43b2-8bc7-3e31e953950e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.76.3

Poor Crane, Ya-Tin-Ee-Ah-Witz, Chief of the Cayuses

Artist:
Olin Levi Warner, born Suffield, CT 1844-died New York City 1896  Search this
Sitter:
Ya-Tin-Ee-Ah-Witz Poor Crane  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
11 in. (28.0 cm) diam.
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1891
Topic:
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Indian\Cayuse  Search this
Occupation\other\chief  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, A Gift of Alison Warner Waterman in memory of her mother, Frances D. Warner
Object number:
1985.76.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ccb353d2-05f1-41ce-86dc-d48543c4ba7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.76.8

Song of Sorrow

Artist:
Shan Goshorn, born Baltimore, MD 1957-died Tulsa, OK 2018  Search this
Medium:
ink and acrylic paint on watercolor paper splints
Dimensions:
overall_1: 9 in. × 8 1/2 in. × 8 1/2 in. (22.9 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Crafts
Date:
2015
Topic:
Indian  Search this
Object\other\basket  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund
Copyright:
© 2021, Thomas Pendergraft
Object number:
2021.32
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70fb883fa-d17f-4ed3-ad57-1d47e8ee699f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2021.32

Custer's Last Fight

Artist:
W. J. Wallack  Search this
Sitter:
George Armstrong Custer, 5 Dec 1839 - 25 Jun 1876  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 166.4 × 198.1cm (65 1/2 × 78")
Type:
Painting
Date:
after 1894
Topic:
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Human Figures\American Indian  Search this
George Armstrong Custer: Male  Search this
George Armstrong Custer: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Whitney Western Art Museum
Object number:
10.68
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44acd0840-8b09-40d7-a4c4-abbefcf22a71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_10.68

Richard Butler

Artist:
John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843  Search this
Sitter:
Richard Butler, 1743 - 1791  Search this
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
9.5cm x 7.3cm (3 3/4" x 2 7/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1790?
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Richard Butler: Male  Search this
Richard Butler: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
Richard Butler: Politics and Government\Government official\Indian agent  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery
Object number:
1832.78
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a0510309-b543-4180-890d-7a81546b0b70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1832.78

John Coffee Hays

Artist:
Stephen William Shaw, 15 Dec 1817 - 12 Feb 1900  Search this
Sitter:
John Coffee Hays, 28 Jan 1817 - 21 Apr 1883  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
66.8cm x 54cm (26 5/16" x 21 1/4"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1874
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Male  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Law and Crime\Police\Sheriff  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Indian agent  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Law and Crime\Police\Texas Ranger  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Crocker Art Museum
Object number:
1872.211
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a870a434-537a-48cf-8821-70c754a78602
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1872.211

Billy Bowlegs

Attribution:
Carl Wimar, 19 Feb 1828 - 28 Nov 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Billy Bowlegs, 1810 - Mar 1864  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.2 × 63.5cm (30 × 25")
Type:
Painting
Date:
mid-late 19th century
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Boots  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Male  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this
Billy Bowlegs: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR02196
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm493e862cb-68a3-4b43-b563-18b0c7fd2c98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DLR02196

The Moose Chase

Artist:
George de Forest Brush, born Shelbyville, TN 1855-died Hanover, NH 1941  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
37 3/8 x 57 3/8 in. (94.8 x 145.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1888
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Animal  Search this
Indian  Search this
Occupation\hunter  Search this
Travel\water\canoe  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans
Object number:
1909.7.9
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74cc88c03-14e6-4628-9300-1e35b5aa723a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1909.7.9

Killing the Moose

Artist:
Henry Wolf, born Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852-died New York City 1916  Search this
Copy after:
George de Forest Brush, born Shelbyville, TN 1855-died Hanover, NH 1941  Search this
Publisher:
Century Magazine  Search this
Medium:
wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
image: 5 x 7 3/4 in. (12.8 x 19.6 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1891
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Animal  Search this
Indian  Search this
Occupation\hunter  Search this
Architecture\boat\canoe  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
1973.130.68
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74332da49-e15c-407f-bbd8-2c1beb1261fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1973.130.68

Buffalo Mother, Buffalo Dance

Artist:
Awa Tsireh, born San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM1898-died San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM ca. 1955  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (28.6 x 18.1 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Topic:
Indian  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Dress\ceremonial\Indian dress  Search this
Ceremony\dance\Buffalo Dance  Search this
Object\musical instrument\castinets  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin
Object number:
1979.144.26
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fa3e14d4-2a6e-4dfb-ab02-05e1c53b62d7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.144.26

Hunting Priest and Mountain Sheep Dancers

Artist:
Awa Tsireh, born San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM1898-died San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM ca. 1955  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and pencil on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 15 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. (38.8 x 57.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1917-1920
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Indian  Search this
Dress\ceremonial\Indian dress  Search this
Ceremony\dance\Mountain Sheep Dance  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin
Object number:
1979.144.36
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76c7d63f2-1f73-4d3a-9ec7-054ee7ea10ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.144.36

Basket Dancers

Artist:
Awa Tsireh, born San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM1898-died San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM ca. 1955  Search this
Medium:
ink and colored ink on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 22 1/8 x 27 in. (56.2 x 68.5 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Indian  Search this
Dress\ceremonial\Indian dress  Search this
Ceremony\dance\Basket Dance  Search this
Animal\skunk  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin
Object number:
1979.144.41
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d1c4d8f5-7aa7-4ab6-b25c-83297ac434f8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.144.41

Dog Dancers

Artist:
Awa Tsireh, born San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM1898-died San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM ca. 1955  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and pencil on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 9 x 13 5/8 in. (22.8 x 34.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1917-1925
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Indian  Search this
Dress\ceremonial\Indian dress  Search this
Ceremony\dance\Dog Dance  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin
Object number:
1979.144.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f109d33f-87f5-4807-a896-6141df216a1c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.144.8

Indian and Contemporary Chair

Artist:
Fritz Scholder, born Breckenridge, MN 1937-died Phoenix, AZ 2005  Search this
Medium:
oil on linen
Dimensions:
60 x 47 in. (152.4 x 119.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1970
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Figure  Search this
Animal\dog  Search this
Indian  Search this
Dress\Indian dress  Search this
Object\furniture\chair  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Judge and Mrs. Oliver Seth
Copyright:
© 1983, Fritz Scholder
Object number:
1983.111
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c37839de-70cc-40c1-b8e5-aaf38d5e4820
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.111

Pocahontas Plate

Maker:
Onondago Pottery Co., 1871 - 2009  Search this
Copy after:
William Ludwell Sheppard, 1833 - 1912  Search this
Simon van de Passe, 1595 - 1647  Search this
Sitter:
Pocahontas, c. 1595 - Mar 1617  Search this
Medium:
Ceramic plate
Dimensions:
Diameter: 24.8cm (9 3/4")
Type:
Decorative Arts
Place:
United States\New York\Onondaga
Date:
1906
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan  Search this
Nature & Environment\Vegetable\Corn  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tobacco  Search this
Pocahontas: Female  Search this
Pocahontas: Native American\Native American cultural intermediary  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Ellen G. Miles
Object number:
AD/NPG.2012.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bbe94ead-b054-47da-a39a-ae6e1dd3d4fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.2012.2

Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta)

Artist:
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1858 - 1949  Search this
Sitter:
Red Cloud, 1822 - 10 Dec 1909  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 30.5 x 22.9cm (12 x 9")
Frame: 39.7 x 32.1 x 3.5cm (15 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 1 3/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1910-30, after 1899 original
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather  Search this
Red Cloud: Male  Search this
Red Cloud: Native American\Native American warrior  Search this
Red Cloud: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. and Mrs. Dudley F. Rochester
Object number:
NPG.2001.11
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e1b85e37-b69f-498d-9b47-8df8a9c35544
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2001.11

Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner

Artist:
Thomas Illman, Active 1812 - 1860  Search this
Copy after:
Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846  Search this
Sitter:
John Tanner, 1780 - 1847  Search this
Author:
John Edwin  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper in bound volume
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21.9 × 12.6 cm (8 5/8 × 4 15/16")
Book open: 22.5 × 27.4 × 4.5 cm (8 7/8 × 10 13/16 × 1 3/4")
Book closed: 22.5 × 14.5 × 3.3 cm (8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 1 5/16")
Type:
Book
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1830
Topic:
Print  Search this
John Tanner: Male  Search this
John Tanner: Literature\Writer  Search this
John Tanner: Native American\American Indian interpreter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Paul M. and Christine G. Wick Fund
Object number:
NPG.2018.10
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41729c8cf-afdb-4da0-8653-bffbd30ef0c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.10
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Voyage dans La Haute Pensylvanie et dans l'Etat de New York, volume 1

Title:
Késkètomah, Ancien Sachem de la Nation Onondaga
Artist:
Barthélemy-Joseph-Fuleran Roger, 1770 - 1840  Search this
Copy after:
Bonfils  Search this
Sitter:
Kesketomah  Search this
Author:
Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur  Search this
Medium:
Aquatint on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20.6 × 14 cm (8 1/8 × 5 1/2")
Type:
Book
Date:
1801
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Print  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather  Search this
Home Furnishings\Blanket  Search this
Kesketomah: Male  Search this
Kesketomah: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2020.115.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43ac897ee-86a7-4719-953c-ef23da4dbc23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.115.1
Online Media:

John Ross

Artist:
John Rubens Smith, 1775 - 1849  Search this
Sitter:
John Ross, 3 Oct 1790 - 1 Aug 1866  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 20.4cm x 11.7cm (8 1/16" x 4 5/8")
Sheet: 26cm x 20.4cm (10 1/4" x 8 1/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1841
Topic:
John Ross: Male  Search this
John Ross: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.72.74
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4444332c5-0ab2-4306-98ef-95547f341e61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.74

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