Wah-pÃ¯Â¿Â½_n-jee-a, The Swan, a Warrior, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Wah-pÃ¯Â¿Â½_n-jee-a, The Swan, a Warrior

The Swan was described by George Catlin as a “fine-looking fellow, with an European countenance.” He probably sat for his portrait at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas) in 1830. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1830
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)

Object #: 4401
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=4401
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.249
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