Mee-chÃÂ©et-e-neuh, Wounded Bear's Shoulder, Wife of the Chief, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mee-chÃÂ©et-e-neuh, Wounded Bear's Shoulder, Wife of the Chief

George Catlin probably painted this woman in Washington, D.C. in1831, when Menominee chief Grizzly Bear, his wife Wounded Bear’s Shoulder, and thirteen members of his tribe visited the capital to negotiate the sale of a portion of their tribal lands. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed , 1979

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1831
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 21 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. (53.5 x 41.9 cm)

Object #: 4480
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

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Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.219
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