Meach-o-shÃ¯Â¿Â½_n-gaw, Little White Bear, a Distinguished Brave, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Meach-o-shÃ¯Â¿Â½_n-gaw, Little White Bear, a Distinguished Brave

“Meach-o-shin-gaw (the little white bear), Chesh-oo-hong-ha (the man of good sense), and Wa-hon-ga-shee (no fool), are portraits of distinguished Konzas [Kansas/Kaw], and all furnish striking instances of the bold and Roman outline.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 34, 1841; reprint 1973)

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1832
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

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

Object #: 4217
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

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Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.25
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