Chee-a-ex-e-co, Daughter of Deer without a Heart

George Catlin, Chee-a-ex-e-co, Daughter of Deer without a Heart, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.310
George Catlin, Chee-a-ex-e-co, Daughter of Deer without a Heart, 1838, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.310
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Artwork Details

Title
Chee-a-ex-e-co, Daughter of Deer without a Heart
Artist
Date
1838
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Chee A Ex E Co
  • Indian — Yuchi
Object Number
1985.66.310
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.310

Artwork Description

“I have visited forty-eight different tribes, the greater part of which I found speaking different languages, and containing in all 400,000 souls. I have brought home safe, and in good order, 310 portraits in oil, all painted in their native dress, and in their own wigwams . . . as well as a very extensive and curious collection of their costumes, and all their other manufactures, from the size of a wigwam down to the size of a quill or a rattle.” Chee-a-ex-e-co was the daughter of Yuchi chief Deer without a Heart, and George Catlin painted both their portraits at Fort Moultrie, in Charleston, South Carolina, in January 1838. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 1, 1841; reprint 1973)

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Winston Vargas, Children in Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1972, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.14, © 1972, Winston Vargas
Children in Brownsville, Brooklyn
Artist
Date1972, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
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Winston Vargas, Baseball Practice, George Washington High School, New York, 1960, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.4, © 1960, Winston Vargas
Baseball Practice, George Washington High School, New York
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Date1960, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
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Winston Vargas, Domino Players, Washington Heights, New York, 1970, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.3, © 1970, Winston Vargas
Domino Players, Washington Heights, New York
Artist
Date1970, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, Barbers, Washington Heights, New York, 1961, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.2, © 1961, Winston Vargas
Barbers, Washington Heights, New York
Artist
Date1961, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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