Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy

George Catlin, Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.225
Copied George Catlin, Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831, oil on canvas, 21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.6 x 41.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.225
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Artwork Details

Title
Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy
Artist
Date
1831
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.6 x 41.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Menominee
  • Portrait male — Great Chief — child
Object Number
1985.66.225
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.225

Artwork Description

“This tribe [Menominee] living out of the reach of buffaloes, cover themselves with blankets, instead of robes, and wear a profusion of beads and wampum, and other trinkets.” George Catlin probably executed this portrait in Washington in1831. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 52, 1841; reprint 1973)