Hó-ra-tó‑a, a Brave

George Catlin, Hó-ra-tó-a, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.165
George Catlin, Hó-ra-tó-a, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.165
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Artwork Details

Title
Hó-ra-tó‑a, a Brave
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 — Crow
  • Portrait male — Ho Ra To A
Object Number
1985.66.165
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.165

Artwork Description

George Catlin described his sitter as “a brave, wrapped in his robe, and his hair reaching to the ground; his spear in his hand, and bow and quiver slung.” He executed the portrait at Fort Union in the upper Midwest in 1832. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)

Works by this artist (3 items)

Robert Conover, Winter, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Zabriskie Gallery, 1975.18.2
Winter
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Robert Conover, Interior, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Zabriskie Gallery, 1975.18.8
Interior
Artist
Not on view
Robert Conover, Window, from the American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary PrintPortfolio 1987, 1987, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of American Abstract Artists, 1987.52.6
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Date1987
lithograph on paper
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