Wanaus, Tuscarora Indian
1868
Artist, American, 1837 - 1917

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink on heavy ivory card stock
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 22.5 × 16.6 cm (8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.)
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Accession
1979.20.3
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Holman's Book Shop, Boston); acquired in 1937 by John Davis Hatch [1907-1996]; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
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100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; Heim Gallery, London; Galerie Heim, Paris; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1976-1977, no. 55 and Pl. 57.
Bibliography
1976
Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 55.
Inscriptions
lower left in pen and brown ink: Wanaus - Tuscarora indian / Niagara - September 1st 1868.
upper center verso in graphite: (not deciphered) 256/ Tuscadora indian, Niagara 1868/ Fr. Alexander 1837-1917/ Purchased (not deciphered) 1937.
Wikidata ID
Q64559927