Petelesharro (Generous Chief)

Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Petelesharro (Generous Chief), ca. 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.167,379
Unidentified, Charles Bird King, Petelesharro (Generous Chief), ca. 1822, oil on wood, 17 x 13 1⁄2 in. (43.2 x 34.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.167,379
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Artwork Details

Title
Petelesharro (Generous Chief)
Artists
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1822
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 x 13 1⁄2 in. (43.2 x 34.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum acquisition
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Pawnee
  • Portrait male — Petelesharro — bust
Object Number
1985.66.167,379
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.167,379

Works by this artist (129 items)

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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Apauly-Tustennuggee, 1825, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,322
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Date1825
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Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
Miss Satterlee
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Dateca. 1830-1839
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Charles Bird King, Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, 1821, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Helen Barlow, 1985.66.384,222
Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees
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Date1821
oil on canvas
On view
Charles Bird King, MAJOR RIDGE. A CHEROKEE CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,300
MAJOR RIDGE. A CHEROKEE CHIEF., from History of the Indian…
Artist
Dateca. 1838
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view

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