Waun-naw-con, The Dish (John W. Quinney), a Missionary Preacher

George Catlin, Waun-naw-con, The Dish (John W. Quinney), a Missionary Preacher, 1836, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.273
George Catlin, Waun-naw-con, The Dish (John W. Quinney), a Missionary Preacher, 1836, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.273
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Artwork Details

Title
Waun-naw-con, The Dish (John W. Quinney), a Missionary Preacher
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
  • Occupation — religion — clergy
  • Indian — Stockbridge
  • Portrait male — Quinney, John W.
  • Indian — Mahican
Object Number
1985.66.273
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.273

Artwork Description

“John W. Quinney, in civilized dress, is a civilized Indian, well-educated---speaking good English---is a Baptist missionary preacher, and a very plausible and eloquent speaker.” George Catlin probably painted this portrait at Green Bay (in today’s Wisconsin) in 1836. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 47, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Sandra C. Fernández, La virgen de Quito apareció en Austin, 2011, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Gilberto Cárdenas Latino Collection, 2012.40.2, © 2011, Sandra C. Fernández
La virgen de Quito apareció en Austin
Artist
Date2011
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Sandra C. Fernández, Mojándose II (Crossing), 2015, etching, relief, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.34.2, ©2014, Sandra C. Fernández
Mojándose II (Crossing)
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Date2015
etching, relief, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper
Not on view
Sandra C. Fernández, Mourning and Dreaming High: con mucha fé, 2014-2018, lithography, thread drawings, milagros, collage, pages of an 18th-century book, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.34.1A-S, ©2014, Sandra C. Fernández
Mourning and Dreaming High: con mucha fé
Artist
Date2014-2018
lithography, thread drawings, milagros, collage, pages of an 18th-century book
Not on view
Sandra C. Fernández, Cruzado (Settled In), 2015, etching, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.34.3, ©2014, Sandra C. Fernández
Cruzado (Settled In)
Artist
Date2015
etching, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper
Not on view

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