Neu-mon-ya, Walking Rain, War Chief
Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- George Catlin described Walking Rain as “54 years of age, and nearly six feet and a half in height,” and claimed that his earlier portrait of the Iowa war chief was then hanging in Egyptian Hall, London, where he probably made this copy. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- 1844-1845
- Object number
- 1985.66.518
- Artist
- George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872
- Sitter
- Walking Rain
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Topic
- Indian\Iowa
- Portrait male
- Record ID
- saam_1985.66.518
