Painting
Three Potawatomi Chiefs

Portrait painting of Three Potawatomie Chiefs. |
Image ID: | 2975 |
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Creation Date: | date unknown |
Creator Name: | Winter, George |
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Collection Name: | WHS Museum Collection |
Genre: | Painting |
Original Format Type: | paintings |
Original Format Number: | Museum 1956.5000 |
Original Dimensions: | unknown |
This portrait of Potawatomi Chiefs Iowa, Mesquawbuck, and Kenoshkkequay was painted by George Winter (1810-1876), a portrait and landscape artist trained in England who consciously set out to document the character, custom, and life of the Indians of Indiana. This oil painting was presented to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by Edward P. Hamilton of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, as part of the archaeological and anthropological collection of his father, Henry P. Hamilton. |
Clothing |
Portraits |
Potawatomi Indians |
Body piercing |
Men |
Portraits, Group |
Clothing and dress |
This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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