Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, the Younger, One of Black Hawk’s Braves

George Catlin, Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, the Younger, One of Black Hawk's Braves, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.15
George Catlin, Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, the Younger, One of Black Hawk's Braves, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.15
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Artwork Details

Title
Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, the Younger, One of Black Hawk’s Braves
Artist
Date
1832
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 — Sauk and Fox
  • Portrait male — Little Stabbing Chief the Younger
Object Number
1985.66.15
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.15

Artwork Description

George Catlin painted Black Hawk and his warriors when they were prisoners at Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis in October 1832. Catlin's visit to Jefferson Barracks must have taken place shortly after he returned from the Upper Missouri. With the experience of his most productive summer behind him, he turned to the Sac prisoners, painting them with a sure economy that emphasizes the oval geometry of their features and their shaven skulls. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)

Works by this artist (4 items)

John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Jordan, Jr., 1848, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1952.5.3
Mrs. John Jordan, Jr.
Artist
Date1848
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White), 1846, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.11.2
Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)
Artist
Date1846
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Henry Brown, James Buchanan, ca. 1865, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston, 1906.9.2
James Buchanan
Artist
Dateca. 1865
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Henry Brown, Harriet Lane Johnston, 1878, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of May S. Kennedy, 1928.1.1
Harriet Lane Johnston
Artist
Date1878
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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