Work Record ID:
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67
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Reproduction Record ID:
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67
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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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Me-na-wa, a Creek warrior
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Title Type:
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inscribed title
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Measurements:
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13.95 x 9.65 in (35.43 x 24.51 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: ME-NA-WA. / A CREEK WARRIOR. / PUBLISHED BY E. C. BIDDLE, PHILADELPHIA / Printed & Coloured at I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment N.o 94 Walnut St: / Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1837. by E. C. Biddle, 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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Date:
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1837
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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. 2
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ID Number Type:
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call number
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ID Number:
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67
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ID Number Type:
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plate number
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ID Number:
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67
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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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Hats
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Subject:
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Trade silver
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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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Ear cuffs
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Subject:
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Ruffles
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Subject:
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Vermilion
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Subject:
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Calico
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Subject:
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Trade cloth
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Subject:
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Vests
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Subject:
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Beadwork
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Subject:
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Creek
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Subject:
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Bandolier bags
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Subject:
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Tattooing
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Subject:
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Great Warrior (Me-na-wa), ca. 1765-ca. 1865
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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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PRINTS Lithographs based on the Inman copy of the King portrait 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. Philadelphia: D. Rice & Co., 187_.
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Description:
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ART WORKS Original painted by Charles Bird King (1785-1862) in Washington (D.C.) in 1826 (Cosentino: 367). It is listed as No. 23 in the Catalogue of Indian Paintings Belonging to the Government Collection which appeared in William J. Rhees' 1859 Guide to the Smithsonian Institution: "MENAWEE - A great Warrior and Creek Chief. This chief commanded the party that killed Gen. McIntosh, and was one of the few that saved themselves from the defeat at the Horse-shoe, by swimming the river, after being badly wounded in the head." (Viola, 1976, p. 143). It was destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865. A copy of the King portrait by Henry Inman (1801-1846), formerly in the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Peabody No. 82-51-10\28218), is in a private collection (Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Inventory).
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Description:
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REFERENCES Cosentino, Andrew J. The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862). Washington, D.C.: National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1977. p. 172. No. 367. Horan, James D. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York: Bramhall House, 1986. pp. 132-133. Smithsonian Institution Art Inventories. Painting Inventory. 83980286 - Destroyed Viola, Herman J. The Indian Legacy of Charles Bird King. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. p. 143.
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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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