Black Knife, an Apache Warrior
1846
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 107.8 × 132.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-134204
Black Knife, also known as Baishan, or by his Spanish name, Cuchillo Negro, was a celebrated Apache chief. His raids on Mexico made him a nominal ally of U.S. army battalions sent to the area following the outbreak of the Mexican War (1846--48). The Apache sought to protect their ancestral lands, which had become disputed territories between Mexico and the United States.
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Misses Henry
Registry history
- 1846 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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