Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief

George Catlin, Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief, 1830, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.275
Copied George Catlin, Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief, 1830, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.275
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Artwork Details

Title
Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief
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
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Indian — Delaware
  • Portrait male — Answer — waist length
  • Object — weapon — bow and arrow
Object Number
1985.66.275
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.275

Artwork Description

The Answer was a chief of the Delaware/Lenape tribe, and George Catlin probably painted his portrait in 1830 at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas), where the artist created his first portraits of Indians in the West. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 47, 1841; reprint 1973)