A Young Miami Chief, from The Aboriginal Portfolio
1835
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of H. Lyman Sayen to his nation
Accession Number
1973.167.33
Tags
Art Historical Context
**A Young Miami Chief, from *The Aboriginal Portfolio*** Created by James Otto Lewis in1835, this striking lithographic print captures the dignified portrait of a Miami tribal leader amid a pivotal era of American history. Lewis, an early 19th-century artist and draftsman, sketched Native American figures during intertribal treaty councils in the 1820s and 183s, particularly in the Great Lakes region. Published as part of *The Aboriginal*—one of the first books dedicated to authentic Native American portraits—this work preserves the likeness and regalia of Miami people, whose lands in presen...