Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle

George Catlin, Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle, 1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.186
George Catlin, Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle, 1835, oil on canvas, 2924 in. (73.760.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.186
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Artwork Details

Title
Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle
Date
1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2924 in. (73.760.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Indian — Ojibwa
  • Object — furniture — cradle
  • Portrait female — Ju Ah Kis Gaw — full length
Object Number
1985.66.186

Artwork Description

George Catlin described this work as “the portrait of a Chippeway woman . . . with her child in its crib or cradle . . . [the umbilicus] hanging before the child's face for its supernatural protector . . . This woman's dress was mostly made of civilized manufactures, but curiously decorated and ornamented according to Indian taste.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 51, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (7 items)

I. Rice Pereira, Roselit Day, 1953, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Leslie Bokor, 1973.190
Roselit Day
Date1953
oil on canvas
On view
I. Rice Pereira, Untitled (Boats at Cape Cod), 1932, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Djelloul Marbrook, 1988.80
Untitled (Boats at Cape Cod)
Date1932
oil on canvas
Not on view
I. Rice Pereira, Sketch for Machine Composition #2, ca. 1936, pencil and crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.73
Sketch for Machine Composition #2
Dateca. 1936
pencil and crayon on paper
Not on view

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