Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw, Grass, Bush, and Blossom, Semicivilized

George Catlin, Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw, Grass, Bush, and Blossom, Semicivilized, 1830, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.281
Copied George Catlin, Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw, Grass, Bush, and Blossom, Semicivilized, 1830, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.281
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Artwork Details

Title
Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw, Grass, Bush, and Blossom, Semicivilized
Artist
Date
1830
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 — Shawnee
  • Portrait male — Lay-loo-ah-pee-ai-shee-kaw — bust
Object Number
1985.66.281
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.281

Artwork Description

George Catlin probably painted this portrait of Grass, Bush, and Blossom, a member of the Shawnee tribe, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, in 1830. The artist described the Shawnee at the time of this portrait: “Remains of a numerous tribe, formerly inhabiting part of Pennsylvania, afterwards Ohio, and recently removed west of the Mississippi River. Number at present about 1200.” (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)