I‑o-wáy, One of Black Hawk’s Principal Warriors

George Catlin, I-o-wáy, One of Black Hawk's Principal Warriors, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.12
George Catlin, I-o-wáy, One of Black Hawk's Principal Warriors, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.12
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Artwork Details

Title
I‑o-wáy, One of Black Hawk’s Principal Warriors
Artist
Date
1832
Location
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
  • Portrait male — Ioway — bust
  • Portrait male — Ioway
  • Indian — Sauk and Fox
Object Number
1985.66.12
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.12

Artwork Description

“I-o-way (the Ioway), one of Black Hawk's principal warriors; his body curiously ornamented with his ‘war-paint.’” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 56, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (2 items)

Image Not Available
“In Memory of”
Artist
Dateca. 1968-1974
tempera and enamel on corrugated cardboard
Not on view
Lamont "Old Ironsides" Pry, The Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus, ca. 1970-1974, oil, watercolor and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1981.136.6
The Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus
Artist
Dateca. 1970-1974
oil, watercolor and pencil on paperboard
Not on view