Self-Portrait (Indian Brave)

Miles Burkholder Carpenter, Self-Portrait (Indian Brave), 1967, wood, wool, linen, feathers, metal, paint and fur, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.40A-C
Miles Burkholder Carpenter, Self-Portrait (Indian Brave), 1967, wood, wool, linen, feathers, metal, paint and fur, overall: 68 x 26 5⁄8 x 40 in. (172.7 x 67.7 x 101.6 cm.) A (man): 68 x 26 5⁄8 x 40 in. (172.7 x 67.7 x 101.6 cm.) B (hatchet): 11 3⁄4 x 6 x 1 in. (29.8 x 15.3 x 2.6 cm.) C (bow): 44 x 1 1⁄8 x 3 1⁄4 in. (111.7 x 2.9 x 8.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.40A-C

Artwork Details

Title
Self-Portrait (Indian Brave)
Artist
Date
1967
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 68 x 26 5⁄8 x 40 in. (172.7 x 67.7 x 101.6 cm.) A (man): 68 x 26 5⁄8 x 40 in. (172.7 x 67.7 x 101.6 cm.) B (hatchet): 11 3⁄4 x 6 x 1 in. (29.8 x 15.3 x 2.6 cm.) C (bow): 44 x 1 1⁄8 x 3 1⁄4 in. (111.7 x 2.9 x 8.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
wood, wool, linen, feathers, metal, paint and fur
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Carpenter, Miles Burkholder — full length
  • Object — tool — axe
  • Portrait male — Carpenter, Miles Burkholder — self-portrait
  • Occupation — art — sculptor
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Indian
Object Number
1993.40A-C
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1993.40A-C

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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Street in Tangier, ca. 1910, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of James and Shirley Gordon, 1983.95.209
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Scene of Algiers, n.d., oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David Silverman, 1983.95.210
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Dateca. 1900-1905
oil on canvas mounted to plywood
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