Go-to-ków-páh-ah, Stands by Himself, a Distinguished Brave

George Catlin, Go-to-ków-páh-ah, Stands by Himself, a Distinguished Brave, 1830, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.248
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Artwork Details

Title
Go-to-ków-páh-ah, Stands by Himself, a Distinguished Brave
Artist
Date
1830
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 — Stands By Himself
  • Indian — Wea
Object Number
1985.66.248
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.248

Artwork Description

George Catlin described the subject as having an “intelligent European head,” and holding a hatchet in his hand. He probably painted this image at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas) in 1830. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 47, 1841, reprint 1973, and 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)