George Catlin, Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw, Grass, Bush, and Blossom, Semicivilized
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George Catlin

Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw, Grass, Bush, and Blossom, Semicivilized

1830

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
73.7 × 60.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-135708

George Catlin probably painted this portrait of Grass, Bush, and Blossom, a member of the Shawnee tribe, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, in 1830. The artist described the Shawnee at the time of this portrait: “Remains of a numerous tribe, formerly inhabiting part of Pennsylvania, afterwards Ohio, and recently removed west of the Mississippi River. Number at present about 1200.” (Catlin, 18…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Registry history

  • 1830 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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