Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief

George Catlin, Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief, 1830, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.275
George Catlin, Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief, 1830, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.275
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Artwork Details

Title
Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief
Artist
Date
1830
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
  • Object — weapon — bow and arrow
  • Portrait male — Answer — waist length
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Indian — Delaware
Object Number
1985.66.275
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.275

Artwork Description

The Answer was a chief of the Delaware/Lenape tribe, and George Catlin probably painted his portrait in 1830 at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas), where the artist created his first portraits of Indians in the West. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 47, 1841; reprint 1973)

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Frank Gohlke, Reservoir #3 on the Sudbury River--Framingham, Mass., January, 1990, 1990, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist and museum purchase made possible by Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 1992.69.2, © 1990, Frank W. Gohlke
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Date1978
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