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Wilson, Frederick N.,
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Ceremony -- Indian
Architecture -- Other
Painting
Big Birds Ceremony in an Earth Lodge, (painting).
Artist:
Wilson, Frederick N., 1876-1961, painter.
Title:
Big Birds Ceremony in an Earth Lodge, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1915.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
20 1/2 x 13 1/3 in.
Inscription:
F. N. Wilson signed
Description:
Native American male standing in lodge holding large feather.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Ceremony -- Indian -- Big Birds Ceremony
Architecture -- Other -- Earth Lodge
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Accession Number: AV1987.55.Z
Provenance:
Donated by Wilson, Frederick N., Mrs., Minneapolis, Minnesota April 1, 1970.
Remarks:
Possibly painted to illustrate "Waheenee: An Indian Girl's Story," by Maxidiwiac, as told to Gilbert Livingstone Wilson, brother of the artist. The book was published by Webb Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, 1921.
References:
Minnesota Historical Society, 1991.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 26330500
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