Chee-me-náh-na-quet, Great Cloud, son of Grizzly Bear

George Catlin, Chee-me-náh-na-quet, Great Cloud, son of Grizzly Bear, 1831, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.220
Copied George Catlin, Chee-me-náh-na-quet, Great Cloud, son of Grizzly Bear, 1831, oil on canvas, 21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.6 x 42.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.220
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Artwork Details

Title
Chee-me-náh-na-quet, Great Cloud, son of Grizzly Bear
Artist
Date
1831
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.6 x 42.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Great Cloud
  • Indian — Menominee
Object Number
1985.66.220
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.220

Artwork Description

George Catlin remembered this man as “an ill-natured and insolent fellow who has since been killed for some of his murderous deeds.” Great Cloud probably sat for this portrait in Washington, D.C., in January 1831. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 52, 1841; reprint 1973)