Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

George Catlin, Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.71
George Catlin, Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.71
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Artwork Details

Title
Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief
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 — Dakota
  • Indian — Sioux
  • Indian — Oglala
  • Portrait male — Tobacco
Object Number
1985.66.71
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.71

Artwork Description

George Catlin described Tchán-dee as “a desperate warrior, and . . . one of the most respectable and famous chiefs of the tribe.” The artist painted this portrait at Fort Pierre in 1832. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 27, 1841; reprint 1973)

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Alan Goldfarb, Venetian-Style Goblet (Cordial Glass), 1998, Venetian-style blown glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp in memory of Thomas Hume Slater, Jr., 1999.6.3
Venetian-Style Goblet (Cordial Glass)
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Alan Goldfarb, Forest Glass Beaker, 1998, medieval-style blown glass with applied raspberry prunts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp in memory of Thomas Hume Slater, Jr., 1999.6.5
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Date1998
medieval-style blown glass with applied raspberry prunts
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Shake Your Booty
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Date1998
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