Mó-sho-la-túb-bee, He Who Puts Out and Kills, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, Mó-sho-la-túb-bee, He Who Puts Out and Kills, Chief of the Tribe, 1834, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.294
George Catlin, Mó-sho-la-túb-bee, He Who Puts Out and Kills, Chief of the Tribe, 1834, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.294
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Artwork Details

Title
Mó-sho-la-túb-bee, He Who Puts Out and Kills, Chief of the Tribe
Artist
Date
1834
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 — He Who Puts Out And Kills
  • Indian — Choctaw
Object Number
1985.66.294
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.294

Artwork Description

George Catlin described this man as a “famous and excellent chief” of the Choctaw, and painted his portrait at Fort Gibson, Arkansas Territory, in 1834. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 49, 1841; reprint 1973)

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Dateca. 1880-1890
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