Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy

George Catlin, Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy, 1830, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.253
Copied George Catlin, Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy, 1830, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.253
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Artwork Details

Title
Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy
Artist
Date
1830
Location
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
  • Portrait male — No English
  • Indian — Peoria
Object Number
1985.66.253
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.253

Artwork Description

George Catlin probably painted this portrait of No English, a member of the Peoria tribe, at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas) in 1830, the same year he took portraits of the Delaware, Kaskaskia, Kickapoo, and other tribes. Catlin’s efforts from 1830 are generally considered his first attempts at Indian portraits in the West. He described No English as “a beau; his face curiously painted, and looking-glass in his hand.” (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition; Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)