Láh-shee, The Licker, called ​“Creek Billy”

George Catlin, Láh-shee, The Licker, called "Creek Billy", 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.305
George Catlin, Láh-shee, The Licker, called "Creek Billy", 1838, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.305
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Artwork Details

Title
Láh-shee, The Licker, called ​“Creek Billy”
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 — Licker
  • Portrait male — Creek Billy
Object Number
1985.66.305
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.305

Artwork Description

George Catlin described the sitter as “a half-breed warrior” and “a very handsome fellow.” He painted Creek Billy at Fort Moultrie, near Charleston, South Carolina, in January 1838, along with other Seminole warriors imprisoned there. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 57, 1841, reprint 1973, and 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)

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Date2020
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