Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy‑o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy

George Catlin, Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy-o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy, 1831, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.226
Copied George Catlin, Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy-o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy, 1831, oil on canvas, 21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.5 x 42.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.226
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Artwork Details

Title
Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy‑o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy
Artist
Date
1831
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.5 x 42.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — One Sitting In The Clouds — child
  • Indian — Menominee
Object Number
1985.66.226
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.226

Artwork Description

“This tribe [Menominee] living out of the reach of buffaloes, cover themselves with blankets, instead of robes, and wear a profusion of beads and wampum, and other trinkets.” George Catlin probably executed this portrait in Washington in1831. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 52, 1841; reprint 1973)