No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention

George Catlin, No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention, 1844, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.522
George Catlin, No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention, 1844, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.522
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Artwork Details

Title
No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention
Artist
Date
1844
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
  • Portrait male — Man of Good Sense
  • Indian — Kansas
Object Number
1985.66.522
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.522

Artwork Description

George Catlin described this man as “the finest looking man of the party,” and noted the chief’s “elegant” limbs and “Herculean” frame. The Iowa brave, who was also called “Roman Nose,” died in Liverpool, England, before the Iowa delegation departed for Paris.

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Fishkill Landing
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Dateca.1936
etching on paper
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Abbo Ostrowsky, Groundnut Hill, 1926, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.186
Groundnut Hill
Artist
Date1926
etching on paper
Not on view
Abbo Ostrowsky, Bracings, Subway Excavation, ca. 1937, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Ella Ostrowsky, 1977.15.2
Bracings, Subway Excavation
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Dateca. 1937
etching on paper
Not on view
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Untitled (Study of a Tree and Farmhouse)
Artist
Date1926
graphite on paper
Not on view

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