ORIGINAL 1836 McKENNEY & HALL LARGE FOLIO NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN LITHOGRAPH #2

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Very rare and original, 1836 Large Folio size, Hand colored Stone Lithograph from McKenney and Hall's “Portfolio of American Indians” of the Great Native American Chippewa / Ojibwa Indian Chief Wiishkobak (known as “The Sweet”) – Leech Lake Ojibwe and father of the Ozaawindib - a prominent figure among the Cass Lake Ojibwe in the early 1800s - an “agokwa” (a person deemed male at birth who took on women’s roles).
This fantastic, hand colored lithograph measures approx. 14 1/4" by 20" and retains its original full margins. The Lithograph is matted for display (overall size of matted display is 18” by 24”).
The Image is a bust portrait of the Chippewa Chief with a blanket wrapped around his midsection. It is titled in the stone “Wesh Cubb or The Sweet / A Chippeway Chief”. It is copyright 1836 by the publisher E. G. Biddle of Philadelphia. The portrait was painted by Charles Bird King and lithographed by Lehman & Duval of Philadelphia. The original hand coloring is very dark and strong and this wonderful, early 19th century lithograph is stunningly beautiful.
Colonel McKenney's terse description of Chief Wiishkobak includes a description of a son who, "fancied himself a woman, and assumed the female dress and employments." It went on to discuss the young man but explained he ultimately joined at least seven war parties and was eventually killed by the enemy.
The McKenney and Hall “History of the Indian Tribes of North America” was produced between 1836-1844. These richly hand colored lithographs are today one of the most important and attractive ethnographic works created in nineteenth century America. McKenney and Hall's Indian Tribes of North America have long been renowned for its faithful portraits of Native Americans. The portrait plates are based on paintings by the artist Charles Bird King, who was employed by the War Department to paint the Indian delegates visiting Washington D. C., forming the basis of the War Department's Indian Gallery. "the most colorful portraits of Indians ever executed" (Howes). T. L. McKenney's goal in commissioning the work was both to educate the American public about these greatly exotic warriors and chiefs and to preserve them for posterity in a series of beautiful portraits. Most of the original oil portraits were painted from life in studio of Charles Bird King, to whom McKenney brought many of the subjects. The rest were copied from watercolors executed in the field by a young frontier artist named James Otto Lewis. Once finished the portraits were housed in the Smithsonian, where they remained until an 1865 fire burned down the institution and destroyed most of the paintings. Their appearance in McKenney and Hall's magnificent work is thus our only record of the likenesses of many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the early nineteenth century. Numbered among King's sitters were Sequoyah, Red Jacket, Major Ridge, Cornplanter, and Osceola. After six years as Superintendent of Indian Trade, Thomas McKenney had become concerned for the survival of the Western tribes. As a result the folio and octavo editions are vital in their "faithful recording of the features and dress of celebrated American Indians who lived and died long before the age of photography"
This beautiful, original 1836 hand colored portrait is in very good condition. As noted above the sheet retains its full, wide original margins with some minor wear along the edges. The original hand coloring is bright and vibrant – rich and warm and the Lithograph displays beautifully. The sheet has some small spots of foxing as can be seen in the scans below. As stated above, the Portrait is matted for display. Overall this outstanding 180+ year old, Hand Colored Stone Lithograph is very well preserved and displays beautifully!!
An exceptionally rare and stunningly beautiful, original McKenney and Hall Native American Indian, Large folio, Hand Colored, Stone Lithograph Portrait of the young and handsome, Chippewa Chief Wiishkobak and a fantastic addition to any collection!!
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