Bear's Heart (Nock-ko-ist/James Bear's Heart/Nah-koh-hist), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), 1851-1882; annotated by Colonel Richard Henry Pratt, Non-Indian, 1840-1924 Search this
Subject:
Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple, Non-Indian, 1822-1901 Search this
Commissioner:
Colonel Richard Henry Pratt, Non-Indian, 1840-1924 Search this
Previous owner:
Colonel Richard Henry Pratt, Non-Indian, 1840-1924 Search this
General William Tecumseh Sherman, Non-Indian, 1820-1891 Search this
P. Tecumseh Sherman (Philemon Tecumseh Sherman), Non-Indian, 1867-1941 Search this
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959 Search this
Donor:
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959 Search this
Object Name:
Book of ledger drawings
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, colored pencil
Techniques:
Drawn, bound
Dimensions:
20.7 x 16.5 x 16.4 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos); Saint Augustine; Saint Johns County; Florida; USA
Date created:
1875-1876
Collection History:
Commissioned and annotated by Colonel Richard Henry Pratt (1840-1924, US Army), who conducted educational experiments with Native prisoners at Fort Marion before going on to found the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; sent to General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) by Pratt to solicit support for Indian education efforts; inherited by Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941) or other family members; subsequently inherited by General Sherman's granddaughter, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959); donated to MAI by Eleanor Sherman Fitch in 1943.
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