Gaw-záw-que-dung, He Who Halloes

George Catlin, Gaw-záw-que-dung, He Who Halloes, 1836, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.192
George Catlin, Gaw-záw-que-dung, He Who Halloes, 1836, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.192
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Artwork Details

Title
Gaw-záw-que-dung, He Who Halloes
Artist
Date
1836
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 — Ojibwa
  • Portrait male — He Who Halloes
Object Number
1985.66.192
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.192

Artwork Description

He Who Halloes was a member of the Ojibwe/Chippewa tribe. George Catlin painted this portrait at Sault Ste. Marie (in today’s Wisconsin) in 1836. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)

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Boxcar, Yellow and Black
Artist
Date1952
color lithograph
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Buffalo (2 grain elevator cylinders)
Artist
Date1942
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Ralston Crawford, Composition, 1935, carbon pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.60
Composition
Artist
Date1935
carbon pencil on paper
Not on view