Work Record ID:
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43
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Reproduction Record ID:
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43
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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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Major Ridge, a Cherokee chief
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Title Type:
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inscribed title
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Measurements:
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11.65 x 8.70 in (29.59 x 22.10 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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lower center: MAJOR RIDGE. / A CHEROKEE CHIEF. / PUBLISHED BY F. W. GREENOUGH, PHILAD.A / 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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Date:
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1838
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Location:
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Washington (D.C.)
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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. 1
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ID Number Type:
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call number
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ID Number:
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43
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ID Number Type:
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plate number
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ID Number:
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43
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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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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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Neckties
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Subject:
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Shirts, Men's
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Subject:
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Buttons
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Subject:
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Vests
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Subject:
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Cherokee (Aniyunwiya)
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Subject:
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Ridge, Major (Nun-na-dihi), ca. 1771-1839
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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 Horan (Horan, 1986, p. 268) indicates that the original was painted by Charles Bird King (1785-1862) in Washington (D.C.) in 1835. This painting is unlocated. There is no listing for a portrait of this individual in Cosentino. There is no listing for a portrait of this individual in the Catalogue of Indian Paintings Belonging to the Government Collection which appeared in William J. Rhees' 1859 Guide to the Smithsonian Institution. There is no listing for a portrait of this individual in the inventory of paintings by Henry Inman (1801-1846) in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology Inventory.
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Description:
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PRINTS Lithographic portraits of Major Ridge 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: Philadelphia: F. W. Greenough, 1838-1844. Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, 1848-1850.
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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. 266-268.
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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: No indication.
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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(c) University of Cincinnati Digital Press, 2001
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