WA-NA-TA. GRAND CHIEF OF THE SIOUX, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

Charles Bird King, WA-NA-TA. GRAND CHIEF OF THE SIOUX, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,211
Charles Bird King, WA-NA-TA. GRAND CHIEF OF THE SIOUX, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄2 in. (49.9 x 34.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,211
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Artwork Details

Title
WA-NA-TA. GRAND CHIEF OF THE SIOUX, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Artist
Printer
I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment
Publishers
McKenney and Hall
Date
ca. 1838
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄2 in. (49.9 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Portrait male — WA-NA-TA
  • Portrait male — The Charger
  • Indian — Yankton Sioux
  • Object — weapon — gun
  • Occupation — other — chief
Object Number
1985.66.153,211
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.153,211

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Allen Tucker, Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico, 1925, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.2
Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico
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Date1925
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Allen Tucker, Surf Breaking, Cranberry Island, 1913, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.1
Surf Breaking, Cranberry Island
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Date1913
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Allen Tucker, Watercolor no. 31, Landscape with Clouds, ca. 1930, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.4
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Artist
Dateca. 1930
watercolor
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Allen Tucker, Watercolor no. 63, Road, 1930, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.6
Watercolor no. 63, Road
Artist
Date1930
watercolor
Not on view

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