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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Mandan, Mah-Tahp-Ta-Ha (He Who Rushes Through the Middle)

No. 115 from the Duke of Portland's Album Unique

ArtistaGeorge Catlin(1796-1872)
Fecha1852
MedioPencil on paper
Dimensiones14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)
Inscripción(es)115 / Mandan / Mah-tahp-ta-ha (he who rushes through the middle) / a young Warrior in full War Costume, with shield and quiver Slung, and Scalping knife under his / belt; drawing his Bow.
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.6
ClasificaciónDrawing
Procedenciato John Cavendish-Bentinck-Scott, sixth Duke of Portland, England (part of a larger album of 215 portraits); by descent in the family until 1953; (Christie's, London, England), March 23, 1953; to Charles Traylen, Guildord, England, 1953; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY); (William Reese Company, New Haven, CT); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
En exhibiciónNo
Mandan, Mah-Tahp-Ta-…14 × 10.5 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 20× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.