Másh-kee-wet, a Great Dandy
1831
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.5 × 42 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137554
Before George Catlin began his extensive travels in the West, he spent time in eastern cities, where he often saw visiting delegations of Native Americans and was painted their portraits. Nine members of a Winnebago delegation, including He Who Breaks the Bushes and He Who Moistens the Wood, sat for him in Washington, D.C., in 1828. Three years later, also in the capital, the artist painted Menom…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1831 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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