Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior

1838

Alfred Hoffy, after Charles Bird King

Associated Names
Alfred Hoffy

Artist, American, 1796 - 1872

John T. Bowen

Printer, American, born England, 1801 - 1856

Frederick W. Greenough

Publisher, American, 19th century

Charles Bird King

Artist After, American, 1785 - 1862

The image shows an upper body portrait of a person turned to the right, showcasing their left profile. The person has high cheekbones, a strong jawline, deep-set eyes, and dark brown skin. Their hair is styled into a mohawk with a red plume. They wear a headband with red, green, and yellow patterns, a pink shirt with a dot pattern, and a red shawl. The person has a blue ribbon with a large medal or pendant around their neck, and large red and white earrings. They hold a patterned staff or club wrapped with red and white bands, alongside the shawl. The background is plain off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52.07 × 36.83 cm (20 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.141.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Buddenbrooks, Boston, Massachusetts); acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1837

  • McKenney, Thomas, and James Hall. History of the Indian Tribes of North America, vol. 2. 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. 2. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1933, pp. 158-163.

1972

  • Horan, James D. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972, pp. 316-317.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: A.H.
text at bottom on stone:
TAH.RO.HON / AN IOWAY WARRIOR / Published by F. W. Greenough, Philada. / Drawn 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 Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Easern District of Penna.

Wikidata ID

Q76561443

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