National Anthropological Archives

Photograph of Charles Banks Wilson's "Arkansea Indian (Quapaw) Circa 1700 with Calumets," circa 1986

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-13
Creators:
Wilson, Charles Banks
Dates:
circa 1986
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
1 Copy print
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
A photograph of Charles Banks Wilson's pencil drawing depicting an eighteenth century Quapaw man holding two feathered pipes (calumets) and wearing body paint and a headdress. The drawing was based on research and model Ed Quapaw. The collection also includes two photocopies of drawings showing the bust of the oldest Omaha man (94 years old), his 76-year-old son, and the last chief of the Winnebagos linked by heredity to the post.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Charles Banks Wilson (1918-2013) was a painter, printmaker, historian, and illustrator. Born in Springdale, Arkansas, his family eventually moved to Miami, Oklahoma, where he grew up. In 1985, the Smithsonian Institution exhibited a series of his paintings entitled "Search for the Purebloods," which consisted of 70 portraits of full-blooded members of Native American tribes. This series included a portrait of the Wilson's Quapaw mother-in-law. To prepare for this project, Wilson analyzed accounts by the explorer Henri de Tonti and conducted research at the University of Arkansas, the Smithsonian, and the Gilcrease Museum.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Charles Banks Wilson through Herman J. Viola, November, 1986.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 87-13, Photograph of Charles Banks Wilson's "Arkansea Indian (Quapaw) Circa 1700 with Calumets," National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photocopy of a newspaper article on the drawing, which was donated along with the collection, has been relocated to the National Anthropological Archives Reference Files.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery and Pierson Gallery in Tulsa, OK, hold prints and paintings by Wilson.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-13


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Omaha Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Body marking Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Calumets Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Quapaw Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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