Eteh-ée-fix-e-co, Deer Without a Heart, a Chief

George Catlin, Eteh-ée-fix-e-co, Deer Without a Heart, a Chief, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.309
Copied George Catlin, Eteh-ée-fix-e-co, Deer Without a Heart, a Chief, 1838, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.309
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Artwork Details

Title
Eteh-ée-fix-e-co, Deer Without a Heart, a Chief
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
  • Indian — Yuchi
  • Portrait male — Deer Without A Heart
Object Number
1985.66.309
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.309

Artwork Description

George Catlin arrived at Fort Moultrie, in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 17, 1838. He painted more than ten portraits of Seminole and Yuchi Indians, including this portrait of Yuchi chief Eteh-ée-fix-e-co, in the short time he spent at the fort. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)