Keokuk, chief of the Sacs & Foxes / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: Keokuk, chief of the Sacs & Foxes / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Keokuk, chief of the Sacs & Foxes / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment.
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Keokuk's portrait is distinctive for including Sauk and Fox children and for its attention to clothing, details that set it apart from many single-figure portraits of the period. Keokuk (c. 1788–1848) led a band of the Sauk and was known for seeking accommodation with the United States, a stance that made him a prominent and sometimes controversial figure as the Sauk and Fox faced land cessions and removal west of the Mississippi in the 1830s. This hand-colored lithograph was drawn and printed at I.T. Bowen's Philadelphia establishment and published in 1838 by F.W. Greenough. Philadelphia print shops produced many such images of Native leaders for a public eager to see them, and the costume and color work offer a useful view of how these communities were represented to American audiences.
| Created / published | Philada. : published by F.W. Greenough, 1838. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Hand-colored 1830-1840. |
| Subjects | Keokuk. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Sauk Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Sauk Indians--Children--1830-1840. Fox Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Fox Indians--Children--1830-1840. Tribal chiefs--United States--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,120 × 5,107 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217411 |
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