Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior
1844-1845
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 73.7 × 60.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-138732
Fast Dancer was among a group of Iowa warriors and their families who joined George Catlin in London in the 1840s, where the artist had traveled to exhibit and promote his Indian Gallery. The Iowa arrived in London fully equipped with clothing, domestic implements, weapons, canoes, and plenty of face paint. The handprints on Fast Dancer’s chin and cheeks probably signify that he had killed an ene…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1844-1845 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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