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"The History
of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas L. McKenney
and James L. Hall has been long renowned for its faithful portraits
of Native Americans. These dramatic, hand-colored lithographs are
based upon original portrait paintings by the artist, Charles Bird
King, who was employed by the United States Government to record
the appearance of these natives as they came to Washington, D.C.
to sign peace treaties.
The paintings formed
the basis for the War Department's Indian Gallery. Most of King's
original paintings were subsequently destroyed in a fire at the
Smithsonian. Therefore, the appearance of these portraits in McKenney
& Hall's magnificent work serves as our only remaining records
of many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the 19th century.
Among the McKenney & Hall Portrait Gallery were Sequoyah, Black
Hawk, Osceola, and Pocahontas.
The History of
the American Indian Tribes of North America
by Thomas McKenney & James Hall
Philadelphia, 1838-1844.
Folio Edition: Average Paper Size: 20" x 13 3/4"
Original Hand-colored Lithographs
Please call the gallery
for a current list of images available from the
folio and octavo
editions of this collections.
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