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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 1984-26 Lithographs from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1836-1844, 1965
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1984-26
- Creators:
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McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859Hall, James, 1793-1868
- Dates:
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1836-18441965
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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11 Lithographscolorapproximately 20 x 14 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1234
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eleven (11) color lithographs from History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall. The lithographs in this set depict:
1. Chon-Mon-I-Case, an Otto Half Chief
2. Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, an Ioway Chief
3. Micanopy, a Seminole Chief
4. Naw-Kaw, a Winnebago Chief
5. Nea-Math-La, a Seminole Chief
6. Ne Sou A Quot, a Fox Chief
7. Qu-Ta-Wa-Pea, a Shawnee Chief
8. Thayendanegea, the Great Captain of Six Nations
9. Wakechai, a Saukie Chief
10. Wa-Na-Ta, Grand Chief of the Sioux
11. Wa-Pel-La, Chief of the Musquakees.
Ten portraits are original hand-colored lithographs, while the lithograph of Wa-Pel-La is a reprint from 1965.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Painter Charles Bird King was commissioned by Thomas Loraine McKenney, superintendent of Indian trade (1816-1822) and later the superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (1824-1830), to create a government collection of portraits of prominent American Indians visiting Washington, D.C. The portraits were reproduced as hand-colored lithographs and published in McKenney and James Hall's three volume work, History of the Indian Tribes of North America. The first volume was published in 1837, with the last volume published in 1844. The paintings, which were transferred to the Smithsonian in 1858, were on display in the museum when they were destroyed in a fire in 1865. Only a few were rescued from the fire. Consequently, the McKenney and Hall lithographs are the only records of King's portraits.
Administration
Custodial History
At least four of the lithographs were hanging in Room 59-A in the Natural History building until 1976.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation
MS 1984-26 Lithographs from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1984-26
INV 08820100 INV 08820200 INV 08820300 INV 08820400 INV 09123200 INV 09123300
Keywords
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Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lithographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portraits | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sioux | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Iowa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sauk | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Shawnee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Seminole | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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