O’n-daig, The Crow, a Dandy

George Catlin, O'n-daig, The Crow, a Dandy, 1836, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.193
Copied George Catlin, O'n-daig, The Crow, a Dandy, 1836, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.193
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Artwork Details

Title
O’n-daig, The Crow, a Dandy
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
  • Indian — Ojibwa
  • Portrait male — Crow
Object Number
1985.66.193

Artwork Description

George Catlin described The Crow as “a young man of distinction, in an extravagant and beautiful costume.” The artist painted this portrait from life at Sault Ste. Marie, in present-day Wisconsin, in 1836. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)