Description: McKenney & Hall Hand Colored Print Encampment Of Piekann Indians Antique Framed Features:A RARE FIND!Nice antique original McKenney & Hall Hand Colored Print"Encampment of the Piekann Indians, near Fort McKenzie on the Muscleshell River"Philadelphia: Daniel Rice & James G. Clark, 1842A fine image from McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America' A detailed print of the bustling military camp of the nomadic Piekann Indians near Fort McKenzie. A subgroup of the Blackfoot tribe, the Piekann or Piegan inhabited the Plains and Prairies of North America and were the quintessential Plains Indians. McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America' has long been renowned for its faithful portraits of Native Americans. The portraits are largely 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. Most of King's original paintings were subsequently destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian, and 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 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. He had observed unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of the Native Americans for profit, and his vocal warnings about their future prompted his appointment by President Monroe to the Office of Indian Affairs. As first director, McKenney was to improve the administration of Indian programs in various government offices. His first trip was during the summer of 1826 to the Lake Superior area for a treaty with the Chippewa, opening mineral rights on their land. In 1827, he journeyed west again for a treaty with the Chippewa, Menominee , and Winebago in the present state of Michigan. His journeys provided an unparalleled opportunity to become acquainted with Native American tribes. When President Jackson dismissed him from his government post in 1830, McKenney was able to turn more of his attention to his publishing project. Within a few years, he was joined by James Hall, a lawyer who had written extensively about the west. McKenney and Hall saw their work as a way of preserving an accurate visual record of a rapidly disappearing culture. (Gilreath).Framed, wood frame with glassApproximate dimensions as photographedReady to hangCondition:Antique: This is a used antique item that shows use and wear commensurate with age, including tear as photographed. See photos for detailed condition. ***Item comes from a smoke free, pet free environment. Payment must be received within 24 hours***
Price: 499.99 USD
Location: Englewood, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-30T18:21:06.000Z
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Time Period Manufactured: 1800-99
