Spring Frog, a Cherokee chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowens 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 Spring Frog, a Cherokee chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowens 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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Spring Frog, a Cherokee chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowens Lithographic Establishment.
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Spring Frog, identified in the title as a Cherokee chief, is shown in the clothing and regalia that this lithograph was meant to record. The imprint credits I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment in Philadelphia with drawing, printing and coloring the plate, and F.W. Greenough with publishing it around 1836. Portraits like this were produced during the years of intense pressure on the Cherokee Nation, when they circulated among eastern audiences, so the dress and accessories are worth studying as a record of one moment in that history.
| Created / published | Philada. : published by F.W. Greenough, c1836. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Color 1830-1840. |
| Subjects | Spring Frog. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Cherokee Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Tribal chiefs--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,140 × 1,443 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217184 |
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