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Se-quo-yah

Se-quo-yah
Artist
R. T.
Copy after
Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846
Charles Bird King, 26 Sep 1785 - 18 Mar 1862
Lithographer
J. T. Bowen Lithography Company, active 1834 - 1844?
Publisher
Frederick W. Greenough, active c. 1838
Publication
Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 3 vols., Philadelphia, 1837 - 1844
Sitter
Sequoyah, c. 1770 - Aug 1843
Date
1838
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 50.2 x 35cm (19 3/4 x 13 3/4")
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal\Peace medal
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
Print
Costume\Headgear\Turban
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing tablet
Sequoyah: Male
Sequoyah: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Sequoyah: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Linguist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.99.167.13
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery