Ye-hów-lo-gee, The Cloud, a Chief

George Catlin, Ye-hów-lo-gee, The Cloud, a Chief, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.303
Copied George Catlin, Ye-hów-lo-gee, The Cloud, a Chief, 1838, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.303
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Artwork Details

Title
Ye-hów-lo-gee, The Cloud, a Chief
Artist
Date
1838
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 — Seminole
  • Portrait male — Cloud
Object Number
1985.66.303
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.303

Artwork Description

George Catlin described the Cloud as “a Chief who distinguished himself in the [Seminole] war” and as “a very good-natured, jolly man, growing fat in his imprisonment.” The artist painted this portrait at Fort Moultrie, near Charleston, South Carolina, in January 1838. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 57, 1841, reprint 1973, and 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)