Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Helen Barlow
Accession Number
1985.66.384,222
Tags
Pawneespearbust
About this artwork
These Plains Indian chiefs were among many who traveled to Washington to meet with the president to negotiate their territorial rights with the government. At the White House, the Capitol, and in private homes, policymakers employed bribery, dazzle, and intimidation to win the cooperation of these men. In his Seventh Street studio, Charles Bird King painted their portraits, creating a gallery of allies in the governmentâs plan to settle the Indian question peacefully.