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Black Hawk and His Son Whirling Thunder, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Jarvis, John Wesley 1780-1840  Search this
Subject:
Black Hawk  Search this
Whirling Thunder  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Gilcrease Museum 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road Tulsa Oklahoma 74127-2100 Accession Number: 0126.1007
Date:
1833
Notes:
"Treasures of the Gilcrease Museum," Tulsa, OK: Gilcrease Museum, 2003, pg. 39.
"Treasures of the Gilcrease Museum," Tulsa, OK: Gilcrease Museum, 2003, pg. 39.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Double portrait of Black Hawk, chief of the Sauk tribe, and his son Whirling Thunder side-by-side, one dressed in traditional Indian attire, the other dressed in a black jacket and a white shirt.
Topic:
Portrait group--Family--Father & Child  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Ethnic--Sauk  Search this
Control number:
IAP 43590531
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_412390