Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's lithographic establishment. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's lithographic establishment. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's lithographic establishment.
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Me-Na-Wa is shown as a Creek warrior, and the print is cataloged for its attention to clothing and dress, a focus typical of portraits from this period. It was printed and colored at I.T. Bowen's lithographic establishment in Philadelphia and published there by E.C. Biddle around 1837. In the 1830s, the Creek Nation was being pressured to give up its lands in the Southeast under federal removal policy, and Philadelphia printmakers produced many images of Native people that were marketed to a curious public. Viewers today should read such portraits with care, since they were made for white audiences and often presented their subjects through stereotype.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, c1837. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Color 1830-1840. |
| Notes | . |
| Subjects | Me-Na-Wa. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Creek Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,123 × 1,444 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216993 |
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