TchÃ¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½n-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief, Smithsonian American Art Museum

TchÃ¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½n-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

George Catlin described Tchán-dee as “a desperate warrior, and . . . one of the most respectable and famous chiefs of the tribe.” The artist painted this portrait at Fort Pierre in 1832. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 27, 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 #: 4416
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

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Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.71
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