Art Image Details
Monchousia (White Plume), Kansa
| Title: | Monchousia (White Plume), Kansa |
|---|---|
| Part of: | a group of at least 200 portraits of Native Americans by Charles Bird King. Five of these, including this one, exist in the White House collection. |
| Artist: | King, Charles Bird |
| Date of Work: | c. 1822 |
| Medium/Support: | oil on panel |
| Measurements: | 17 1/2 x 13 13/16 in (44.4 x 35.1 cm) |
| Inscribed: | Yes |
| Inscription Type: | illegibly inscribed |
| Inscription Location: | on upper reverse |
| Inscription Type 2: | inscribed |
| Inscription Location 2: | on lower reverse |
| Inscription Text 2: | No 5 / Woni-pa-wa-ra- / Great Chief of the Kanzra's [sic]. |
| Acquisition Information: | Gift of Sears, Roebuck & Company |
| Acquisition Number: | 962.394.5 |
| Credit Line: | The White House Historical Association (White House Collection) |
| People: | Monchousia |
| Categories: | White House Art Collection |
| Type: | portraits |
