No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention

George Catlin, No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention, 1844, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.522
Copied George Catlin, No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention, 1844, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.522
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Artwork Details

Title
No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention
Artist
Date
1844
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 — Kansas
  • Portrait male — Man of Good Sense
Object Number
1985.66.522
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.522

Artwork Description

George Catlin described this man as “the finest looking man of the party,” and noted the chief’s “elegant” limbs and “Herculean” frame. The Iowa brave, who was also called “Roman Nose,” died in Liverpool, England, before the Iowa delegation departed for Paris.