Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, A Shawnoe Chief

1838

Albert Newsam

Artist, American, 1809 - 1864

Henry Inman

Artist, American, 1801 - 1846

Charles Bird King

Artist, American, 1785 - 1862

John T. Bowen

Printer, American, born England, 1801 - 1856

Frederick W. Greenough

Publisher, American, 19th century

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • The Artist as Illustrator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, no. 29

Bibliography

1837

  • McKenney, Thomas, and James Hall. History of the Indian Tribes of North America, vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: F. W. Greenough, 1838.

1933

  • McKenney, James L., and James Hall. The Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs, vol. 1. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1933, pp. 168-171.

1972

  • Horan, James D. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972, pp. 162-163.

Inscriptions

text at bottom on stone:
Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea / A Shawnoe Chief / Published by F.W. Greenough, Philada. / Printed & Coloured at J.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. / Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1838 by F.W. Greenough, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penna.

Wikidata ID

Q77008907

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