Wa-sáw-me-saw, Roaring Thunder, Youngest Son of Black Hawk

George Catlin, Wa-sáw-me-saw, Roaring Thunder, Youngest Son of Black Hawk, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.4
George Catlin, Wa-sáw-me-saw, Roaring Thunder, Youngest Son of Black Hawk, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Wa-sáw-me-saw, Roaring Thunder, Youngest Son of Black Hawk
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
  • Portrait male — Roaring Thunder — bust
  • Portrait male — Roaring Thunder
  • Indian — Sauk and Fox
  • Dress — Indian dress
Object Number
1985.66.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.4

Artwork Description

“I painted also the following portraits, which are now in my Collection . . . Wa-saw-me-saw (the roaring thunder), youngest son of Black Hawk; painted while prisoner of war.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 56, 1841; reprint 1973)

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