KI-ON-TWOG-KY., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America
ca. 1836
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Number
1985.66.153,294
Tags
Art Historical Context
**KI-ON-TWOG-KY., from *History of the Indian Tribes of North America*** *McKenney and Hall, ca. 1836, Graphic Arts-Print* *Smithsonian American Art Museum* This striking lithographic print captures Ki-on-twog-ky, a prominent Seneca leader, in a dignified portrait that highlights his traditional attire and poised demeanor as he smokes a pipe. Created as part of the renowned *History of the Indian of North America* (1836–1844) by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, it draws from oil portraits by Charles Bird King, documenting Native American delegates who visited Washington, D.C., in the ea...