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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to Portrait of Nana, May 1883
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS363200
- Creators:
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Harmer, Alexander Francis, 1856-1925
- Dates:
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1883 May
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Drawingwatercolor7 x 10.25 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 342297 / 3632002
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a portrait of Nana by Alexander Francis Harmer. The portrait is inscribed: "From a sketch from life made in the Sierra Madre Mountains on the Gen'l Crooks Campaign [sic], May 1883."
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Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Nana, also called Nanay, Na-na, Kas-tziden ("Broken Foot") or Haškɛnadɨltla ("Angry, He is Agitated"), (circa 1806- 1896) was a warrior of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apache. Nana took part in numerous raids on Mexicans and Americans with Chiricahua leaders including Geronimo and Victorio. In 1883 he surrendered to the American general George Crook and returned with his followers to the San Carlos reservation in Arizona. He and Geronimo escaped in 1885, but were recaptured in 1886. After being imprisoned at Fort Marion, Florida, Nana spent the last years of his life on the Chiricahua reservation at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Biographical Note
Alexander Francis Harmer (1856–1925) was an American painter best known for his work in Southern California. Harmer was born in Newark, New Jersey and began painting at an early age. At 16 he joined the army, and was stationed in California. After a year he requested discharge on grounds of being underage, and worked as a photographic assistant before enrolling at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in 1874. He again enlisted in the army in 1881, and was assigned to Troop L of the Sixth Cavalry at Fort Apache, Arizona. During his time in the army, his unit pursued Geronimo and the Chiricahua Apache. He later returned to Pennsylvania Academy with his sketches of the Apaches which he developed into oils and watercolors. He contributed illustrations to Harpers Weekly and other magazines, acquiring a reputation as a western artist.
Harmer moved to California in 1891. He married Felicidad Abadie, of a prominent Santa Barbara family, in 1893. The couple settled in the Abadie family residence, the Yorba-Abadie adobe, which became an artists' colony under their patronage. During this period, Harmer began to paint portraits and genre scenes of the old missions of California. He died in 1925 in Santa Barbara.
Administration
Custodial History
The collection was donated to the Smithsonian Institution by Georgia Gatewood, widow of Lt. Charles B. Gatewood, January 8, 1932 (Accession 117,644.). It was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in July 1969.
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Citation
Portrait of Nana, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 363200
NAA INV 08526500
OPPS NEG 85-6500
USNM Accession Number 117644
Variant Title
Variant Title
Previously titled "Portrait of Nana Nanei."
Keywords
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| Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Watercolors | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chiricahua Apache | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nana, (Apache Chief), approximately 1806-1896 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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