Boy Chief - Ojibbeway, George Catlin

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1843
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: National Gallery of Art, public domain

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Portrait Bust Chief Young man Man Figure Native American Face Gaze Nose Headdress Fur Feather Necklace Claw Pearl Jewel Body paint Fringes Peau de bête Clothing Long hair Sky Cloud Ojibwe

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