Wá-hón-ga-shee, No Fool, a Great Fop

George Catlin, Wá-hón-ga-shee, No Fool, a Great Fop, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.24

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Artwork Details

Title: Wá-hón-ga-shee, No Fool, a Great Fop
Artist: George Catlin
Date: 1832
Location: Not on view
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: Portrait male — No Fool — bust
Indian — Kansas
Dress — Indian dress
Object Number: 1985.66.24
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.24

Artwork Description

“Meach-o-shin-gaw (the little white bear), Chesh-oo-hong-ha (the man of good sense), and Wa-hon-ga-shee (no fool), are portraits of distinguished Konzas [Kansas/Kaw], and all furnish striking instances of the bold and Roman outline.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 34, 1841; reprint 1973)