Ki-On-Twog-Ky, or Cornplanter

1837

Bass Otis, after F. Bartoli

Associated Names
Bass Otis

Artist, American, 1784 - 1861

Lehman & Duval Lithographers

Printer, American, active 1834-1837

Edward C. Biddle

Publisher, American, 1808 - 1893

F. Bartoli

Artist After, active New York and London, 1783 - 1796

The image shows a person from the waist up, facing forward and slightly left. They have distinct facial features with a nose ring, unique hair adorned with green and yellow feathers, traditional attire with metal ornaments on the shoulders, and a draped yellow fabric. The person holds a ceremonial object emitting smoke and colorful tassels. The background is plain light beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52.07 × 35.88 cm (20 1/2 × 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.141.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 26.

Bibliography

1837

  • McKenney, Thomas, and James Hall. History of the Indian Tribes of North America, vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: E.C. Biddle, 1837.

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. 174-193.

1972

  • Horan, James D. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972, pp. 118-119.

Inscriptions

text at bottom on stone:
Painted by C.B. King / Lehman & Duval Lithrs. Phila / KI-ON-TWOG-KY / or Cornplant

Wikidata ID

Q76561444

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