Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00–5:00

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Indian in Canoe

1920s

Joseph Knowles

Associated Names

Joseph Knowles

Artist, American, 1869 - 1942

The image shows a man standing on a canoe. He is in a dynamic pose, holding a paddle in one hand and holding a rolled paper to his mouth with the other hand. The man has dark, shoulder-length hair, and is wearing a green long-sleeve shirt and dark trousers. The canoe has a detailed design, including an ornamental pattern on the side. In the background, there is a calm body of water with a faint outline of a distant shoreline or hills.

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

color etching
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image:150 x 110mm
Accession Number

2008.115.419

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower right, Jos Knowles [stylized signature]; within image: lower left, Jos Knowles.

Wikidata ID

Q76440793

You may be interested in