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Monument to Indian Princess Do-Hum-Me (1824-1843), (sculpture). Artist:  Launitz, Robert E., 1806-1870, sculptor. Title:  Monument to Indian Princess Do-Hum-Me (1824-1843), (sculpture). Medium:  Marble. Inscription:  (On side of monument:) Thou art happy now for thou hast past/the cold dark journey of the grave/And in the land of light at last/has joined the good, the fair, the brave Description:  Square monument carved on the side with a relief of a weeping Native American male figure. Subject:  Homage -- Do-Hum-Me Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Relief Gravestone Owner:  Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232 Remarks:  In 1843, Do-Hum-Me accompanied her father to treaty negotiations, where she met Cow-Hick-Kee, a member of another Indian delegation. They married and traveled to New York City where they attracted the attention of P.T. Barnum, who hired them to perform war and wedding danced in his American Museum on the corner of Broadway and Ann Streets. Five weeks after the wedding, Do-Hum-Me died, and this monument was erected in her honor by her friends, including P.T. Barnum. References:  Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 32. Illustration:  Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 33. 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:  IAS 68320004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68320004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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