Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull’s Back Fat

George Catlin, Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.159

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Artwork Details

Title: Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull’s Back Fat
Artist: George Catlin
Date: 1832
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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3A
Dimensions: 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Dress — Indian dress
Indian — Blackfoot
Object — weapon — bow and arrow
Portrait male — Buffalo Bull’s Back Fat, Grandson of — full length
Object Number: 1985.66.159
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.159

Artwork Description

This plump six-year-old was directly in line to become chief of the Blackfoot. Twice kidnapped by Crow, he lived at Fort Union under the protection of its chief trader Kenneth Mackenzie, who planned to keep him until “he shall arrive at the proper age to take up the office which he is to succeed.”