POW-A-SHEEK. A FOX CHIEF.

Media - 1985.66.153,272 - SAAM-1985.66.153272_1 - 121937
Copied Charles Bird King, POW-A-SHEEK. A FOX CHIEF., ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 3⁄8 in. (49.9 x 34.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,272
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Artwork Details

Title
POW-A-SHEEK. A FOX CHIEF.
Artist
Printer
I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment
Publishers
McKenney and Hall
Date
ca. 1838
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 3⁄8 in. (49.9 x 34.0 cm)
Markings
lower center printed: POW-A-SHEEK./A FOX CHIEF./PUBLISHED BY F.W. GREENOUGH, PHILAD.A/Drawn and... right in pen and ink: 153272 back center in pen and ink: Vol II- p 160 (crossed out) 107 (1868 Edition/cat. no. 153272 back lower right in pencil: 56
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Indian — Fox
  • Portrait male — POW-A-SHEEK
  • Object — weapon — bow and arrow
  • Occupation — other — chief
Object Number
1985.66.153,272
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.153,272