Won-de-tów‑a, The Wonder

George Catlin, Won-de-tów-a, The Wonder, 1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.208
Copied George Catlin, Won-de-tów-a, The Wonder, 1835, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.208
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Artwork Details

Title
Won-de-tów‑a, The Wonder
Artist
Date
1835
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 — Winnebago
  • Portrait male — Wonder
Object Number
1985.66.208
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.208

Artwork Description

George Catlin probably made this painting of the Wonder, a member of the Winnebago tribe, at Prairie du Chien in present-day Wisconsin in 1835. The artist had first seen the Winnebagoes when a nine-member delegation came to Washington, D.C., in 1828. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed , 1979)