Wée-ke-rú-law, He Who Exchanges, George Catlin

Wée-ke-rú-law, He Who Exchanges

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1832
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73.7 × 60.9 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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Portrait Man Native American Figure Bust Front view Face Gaze Headdress Feather Fur Body paint Earring Necklace Pearl Jewel Bracelet Pipe Bare-chested Peau de bête Clothing Zigzag Red Sky

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