Lot 9A
John T. Bowen (English, 1801-1856) after Charles Bird King (American, 1785-1862). Four hand-colored lithographs from "History of the Indian Tribes of North America," Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1850 and D. Rice and A.N. Hart, 1848. Three have "Lith.d, Col.d, & Published by J.T. Bowen, Philad.a" printed below image. "Paddy-Carr" has "Published by D. Rice and A.N. Hart, Philad.a / Lith. Printed & Col.d by J. T. Bowen" printed blow image. A fine ensemble of four hand-colored lithographs by J.T. Bowen after portraits by American artist Charles Bird King, all originally published in "History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas McKenney (American, 1785-1859) and James Hall (American, 1793-1868). "Paddy-Carr, Creek Interpreter" was published by C. Rice and A.N. Hart in 1848, while "Oche-Finceco," "Apauly-Tustennuggee," and "Pee-Che-Kir, A Chippewa Chief" were published by J.T. Bowen in 1850. Size of page (all the same): 6.75" W x 10.25" H (17.1 cm x 26 cm); with matte: 11.5" W x 15" H (29.2 cm x 38.1 cm)
From 1824 to 1830, Thomas McKenney served as US Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC, and during his tenure developed a government collection of portraits of prominent Native Americans who visited the city as delegates of their tribes. McKenney commissioned a well-known Washington portraitist, Charles Bird King, to paint the leaders of about twenty Native American tribes. Sadly, those original paintings were destroyed by a fire. Given this, lithographs rendered after those paintings, like these, are the only surviving records of those compositions.
Provenance: private Appleton, Wisconsin, USA collection
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- Condition: Each lithograph is fit with custom matte and foamboard backing. Some small creases, foxing, and slight discoloring in areas, but otherwise all are in good condition with good preservation of pigments and detail. Each have remains of previous binding to one edge from being removed from book. All have informational label on verso. "Oche-Finceco" inscribed "Creek" in pencil at lower right.
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