Work Record ID:
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87
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Reproduction Record ID:
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87
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Work Class:
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portraits
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Work Type:
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print
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Title:
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History of the Indian Tribes of North America
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Title Type:
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collective title
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Title:
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A Chippeway widow
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Title Type:
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inscribed title
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Measurements:
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14.60 x 9.25 in (37.08 x 23.50 cm) on sheet 20.10 x 14.40 in (51.05 x 36.58 cm)
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Measurement Type:
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dimensions
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Material:
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rag paper
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Material Type:
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support
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Technique:
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color lithograph
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Inscription:
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image lower right: R.T.
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Inscription:
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lower center: A-CHIPPEWAY-WIDOW / PUBLISHED BY F. W. GREENOUGH, PHILAD.A / Drawn Printed & Coloured at I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment N.o 94 Walnut St: / Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1838 by F. W. Greenough, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn.a
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Creator:
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King, Charles Bird, 1785-1862
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Creator Dates:
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1785-1862
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Type:
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personal name
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Creator:
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Inman, Henry, 1801-1846
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Creator Dates:
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1801-1846
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Type:
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personal name
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Creator:
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Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858
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Creator Dates:
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1799-1858
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Type:
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personal name
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Date:
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1838
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Location:
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Fond du Lac (Minn.)
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Location Type:
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creation site
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Repository:
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Archives and Rare Books Library, University Libraries, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Repository Type:
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current repository
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ID Number:
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ARB E77 .M13 Vol. 2
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ID Number Type:
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call number
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ID Number:
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87
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ID Number Type:
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plate number
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ID Number:
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87
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ID Number Type:
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standard number
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Style Period:
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Art, American--19th century
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Style Period:
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realism
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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Coats
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Subject:
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Feathers
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Subject:
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Leggings
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Subject:
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Moccasins
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Subject:
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Indians of North America--19th century
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Subject:
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Indians in art
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Subject:
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Ruffles
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Subject:
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Ojibwa
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Subject:
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Fond du Lac, Treaty of (1826)
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Subject:
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Headdresses
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Subject:
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Fringe
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Subject:
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Blouses
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Subject:
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Skirts
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Subject:
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Woman That Spoke First (Ta-ma-kake-toke)
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Subject:
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Mourning customs
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Related Work:
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McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859 & Hall, James, 1793-1868. History of the Indian Tribes of North America. Philadelphia: Frederick W. Greenough, 1838-1844.
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Relation Type:
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larger entity
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Description:
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ART WORKS Plate 64 of The Aboriginal Port-Folio (1835-3838) indicates that the original was painted by James Otto Lewis (1799-1858) at the Treaty of Fond du Lac, held at Fond du Lac (Minn.) in 1826. Location of original unknown. Horan (Horan, 1986, p. 234) indicates the Lewis original was later copied by Charles Bird King (1785-1862) in Washington, D.C. Cosentino does not list a copy. A portrait with a similar title is listed as No. 142 in the Catalogue of Indian Paintings Belonging to the Government Collection which appeared in William J. Rhees' 1859 Guide to the Smithsonian Institution: "TOMA-HAKE-TAKE, The warrior who speaks first (1826)" (Viola, 1976, p. 145). This painting was destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865. A painting by Henry Inman (1801-1846) after Lewis, entitled "A Widow with "Husband". Chippewa. (Also known as: The Chippewa Widow.)", formerly in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Peabody Number: 82-51-10\28230) is in the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS No.: AV1983.360.3).
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Description:
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PRINTS A lithograph based on the Lewis painting appears only in the Philadelphia, 1835-1838 edition of The Aboriginal Port-Folio. (Reese: 63) A lithograph based on the Lewis painting appears as Plate 16, entitled "Chippeway Widow", in McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859. Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes, of the Character and Customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of Incidents Connected with the Treaty of Fond du Lac. Baltimore: F. Lucas, Jr., 1827. Lithographs based on the Inman copy appear in the following editions of McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859, and Hall, James, 1793-1868. The History of the Indian Tribes of North America with the title "A Chippeway Widow": Philadelphia: F. W. Greenough, 1838-1844. Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, 1848-1850. Philadelphia: D. Rice & Co., 187_.
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Description:
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REFERENCES Horan, James D. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York: Bramhall House, 1986. pp. 234-235. Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858. Catalogue of the Indian Gallery, Painted by J.O. Lewis. New York: J.O. Lewis, 1850. No. 38, p. 13. McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859. Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes, of the Character and Customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of Incidents Connected with the Treaty of Fond du Lac. Baltimore: F. Lucas, Jr., 1827. Plate 16. Viola, Herman J. The Indian Legacy of Charles Bird King. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. p. 145.
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Information Source:
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Date: Supplied from plate. Plate No.: Supplied from copy reproduced. Standard No.: Supplied from volume contents list. Printer: "I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment" in plate caption. [J. T. Bowen] Delineator: "R.T." image lower right. [Ralph Tremblay]
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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(c) University of Cincinnati Digital Press, 2001
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