U’sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, U'sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe, 1834, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.68
Copied George Catlin, U'sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe, 1834, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.68
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Artwork Details

Title
U’sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe
Artist
Date
1834
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 male — He Who Fights With A Feather
  • Indian — Waco
Object Number
1985.66.68
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.68

Artwork Description

George Catlin described U’sh-ee-kitz as a “very polite and polished Indian, in his manners, and remarkable for his mode of embracing the officers and others in council.” The artist painted this portrait at a Comanche village in 1834. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 43, 1841; reprint 1973)