Julcee-mathla - A Seminole Chief
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Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer
Accession Number
NPG.99.169.16
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Art Historical Context
"Julcee-mathla - Seminole Chief" is compelling 1843 print by H. D., an artist active in the 1840s, capturing the dignified likeness of Julcee Math, a prominent Seminole leader. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Portrait Gallery collection—thanks to a gift from Betty A. and G. Schermer portrait exemplifies mid-19th-century efforts to document Native American figures amid profound historical upheaval. Created during the waning years of the Second Semin War (1835-1842), the artwork reflects a turbulent era when Seminole chiefs like Julcee Mathla resisted U.S. forced removal policie...