Petelesharro (Generous Chief)

Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Petelesharro (Generous Chief), ca. 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.167,379
Unidentified, Charles Bird King, Petelesharro (Generous Chief), ca. 1822, oil on wood, 17 x 13 1⁄2 in. (43.2 x 34.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.167,379
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Artwork Details

Title
Petelesharro (Generous Chief)
Artists
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1822
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 x 13 1⁄2 in. (43.2 x 34.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum acquisition
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Pawnee
  • Portrait male — Petelesharro — bust
Object Number
1985.66.167,379
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.167,379

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William Zorach, Seated Girl (with hands under legs), 1930, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.8
Seated Girl (with hands under legs)
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Date1930
cast and patinated plaster
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William Zorach, Mother and Child (study), ca. 1926, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.153
Mother and Child (study)
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Dateca. 1926
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William Zorach, Study for Head of Moses, ca. 1950, unfired ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.161
Study for Head of Moses
Artist
Dateca. 1950
unfired ceramic
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William Zorach, Kneeling Boy with Bird and Dog, ca. 1935, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.137
Kneeling Boy with Bird and Dog
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Dateca. 1935
cast plaster
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