PEAH-MAS-KA Original Litho. Musquawkee Chief. McKenney & Hall. E.C. Biddle 1837

Description

Up for auction at the Grand Antique Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a hand-colored, first edition folio lithograph of
PEAH-MAS-KA, A Musquawkee Chief
. Original folio from
History of the Indian Tribes of North America
by Thomas L. McKenney (1785-1859) and James Hall (1793-1868). Their three volumes were published in 1837, 1842, 1844. Portrait painted by Charles Bird King. Published by E. C. Biddle, Philadelphia.  Drawn, printed and colored at Lehman & Duval.
Dated 1837.
Measures approximately 14" x 19.5".
Well preserved condition. Colors are bright. No writing, tape, rips or repairs. Smudges at bottom left and water (?) stain right side that is 8" up from the bottom of the folio. A few smudges on left side near edge. Please see photographs for more details.
Palette of  red, sky blue, white, taupe, black. Compelling, detailed. historically important portrait.  Perfect for collectors.
Portraits in McKenney and Hall's publication are the only surviving record of prominent nineteenth century Native Americans;
original tribe paintings by Charles Bird King (1785-1862) were destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian.
When a delegation of Indians met with President Monroe in 1821, Thomas McKenney commissioned Charles Bird King to paint portraits of
important delegates.  Later, in 1830, McKenney was given permission to hire Henry Inman to copy the so-called "Indian Gallery" of portraits; this was expensive and time consuming --  but the only way to create lithographs for his book-in-progress,
History of the Indian Tribes of North America
. Because of McKenney, the tribal portraits, like this one, live on today.
For collectors,
PEAH-MAS-KA
is a natural.
As a wedding, Father's Day, or graduation present, the portrait of Chief
PEAH-MAS-KA
is a gift that would be cherished and handed down for generations.
Please note that over the next month, we will be listing more important 19th century Native American portraits including
MA-HAS-KAH,  RED JACKET,  KA-TA-WA-BE-DA, NO-TIN,  JAC-O-PA,  MON-KA-USH-KA,  LAP-PA-WIN-SOE,  WA-NA-TA,  ONG-PA-TON-GA
(framed),
PADDY CARR
(framed),
and
KEE-SHE-WA
(framed).
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