Náh-pope, Soup, adviser to Black Hawk

George Catlin, Náh-pope, Soup, adviser to Black Hawk, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.8
George Catlin, Náh-pope, Soup, adviser to Black Hawk, 1832, oil on canvas, 2924 in. (73.760.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.8
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Artwork Details

Title
Náh-pope, Soup, adviser to Black Hawk
Date
1832
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2924 in. (73.760.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — soup
  • Indian — Sauk and Fox
Object Number
1985.66.8

Artwork Description

Muk-a-tah-mish-o-kah-kaik (the black hawk) is the man to whom I have above alluded, as the leader of the ‘Black Hawk war,’ who was defeated by General Atkinson, and held a prisoner of war, and sent through Washington and other Eastern cities, with a number of others, to be gazed at . . . I believe it has been pretty generally admitted, that ‘Nah-pope’ and the ‘Prophet’ were, in fact, the instigators of the war; and either of them with much higher claims for the name of warrior than Black Hawk ever had.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 56, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (2 items)

Guercino, Drawing, n.d., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.7.134V
Drawing
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Guercino, Drawing, n.d., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.7.134R
Drawing
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