Wáh-chee-te, Wife of Cler-mónt, and Child

George Catlin, Wáh-chee-te, Wife of Cler-mónt, and Child, 1834, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.30
Copied George Catlin, Wáh-chee-te, Wife of Cler-mónt, and Child, 1834, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.30
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Artwork Details

Title
Wáh-chee-te, Wife of Cler-mónt, and Child
Artist
Date
1834
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
  • Portrait female — Wah Chee Te — full length
  • Portrait female — Wah Chee Te
  • Indian — Osage
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Figure group — female and child
Object Number
1985.66.30
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.30

Artwork Description

“She [Clermont's wife] was richly dressed in costly cloths of civilized manufacture, which is almost a solitary instance among the Osages, who so studiously reject every luxury and every custom of civilized people.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 38, 1841; reprint 1973)