Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, the prophet / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, the prophet / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, the prophet / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment.
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Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee leader known to Americans as the Prophet, appears here in the clothing and earrings that this hand-colored lithograph highlights. His brother Tecumseh is better known, but Tenskwatawa preached a return to older ways and a rejection of American goods and customs, and he helped lead the Prophetstown confederacy until its defeat at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Drawn and printed at I.T. Bowen's Philadelphia establishment and published by F.W. Greenough around 1838, the print reflects the period's appetite for portraits of Native figures, which often circulated as stylized color images far from the people they showed.
| Created / published | Philada. : published by F.W. Greenough, c1838. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Hand-colored 1830-1840. |
| Subjects | Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Earrings--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,139 × 1,468 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217419 |
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