Wright, Harry E., Pencil Drawing of Chief White Cloud Looking at King Hill, undated

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Chief White Cloud at King Hill, by Harry E. Wright: Copyright: 91.1.47 Wright, Harry E., Pencil Drawing of Chief White Cloud at King Hill
Chief White Cloud at King Hill, by Harry E. Wright

Copyright: 91.1.47 Wright, Harry E., Pencil Drawing of Chief White Cloud at King Hill

Name/Title

Wright, Harry E., Pencil Drawing of Chief White Cloud Looking at King Hill, undated

Entry/Object ID

AM1991.1.47

Scope and Content

Wright, Harry E., Pencil Drawing of Chief White Cloud Looking at King Hill, undated. Wright's interpretation of Chief White Cloud gazing at King Hill. He is standing on the east bank of the Missouri River looking up at the hill above him. He is depicted only a loincloth, and a few head feathers. (The legend was that White Cloud acquiesced to the Platte Purchase Treaty when he discovered a plantain weed there, a weed that was introduced to the area by white men.) Signed "HEW" in lower right corner. Wright was a staff artist for the St. Joseph Museum.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art

Search Terms

St. Joseph Artists, King Hill, White Cloud, St. Joseph History, Native American

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 27, 1991

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harry E. Wright

Person or Organization

Chief White Cloud