McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians
Entry/Object ID
L1977.1.144
Description
The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians contains over 125 superb color portraits of some of the most famous Indians in American history. The portraits were reproduced from three portfolios first published in 1836 and were displayed in the Smithsonian Institution until destoryed by fire in 1865. The portfolios were put together by Thomas Loraine McKenney, Superintendent of Indian Trade under Presidents Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Jackson and James Hall , frontier lawyer, judge, newspaper editor, and author. This book is composed of Book One: Thomas Loraine McKenney: Shadow Catcher of the Indians, Book Two: The Wilderness Ambassador, and The Portrait Gallery.
373/Hardbound/Jacket/Shahaka illustrtion on cover/Illustrations
