Ee-mat-lá‑, King Phillip, Second Chief

George Catlin, Ee-mat-lá-, King Phillip, Second Chief, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.302
Copied George Catlin, Ee-mat-lá-, King Phillip, Second Chief, 1838, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.302
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Artwork Details

Title
Ee-mat-lá‑, King Phillip, Second Chief
Artist
Date
1838
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 — Seminole
  • Portrait male — King Phillip
Object Number
1985.66.302

Artwork Description

George Catlin painted Seminole chief King Phillip at Fort Moultrie, near Charleston, South Carolina, in January 1838. Catlin described him as a “very aged chief, who has been a man of great notoriety and distinction in his time.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 57, 1841; reprint 1973)