A Miami Chief
James Otto Lewis
Published by Philadelphia, 1835
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This originally hand-colored lithograph is from one of the rarest Indian works, James Otto Lewisâ s "The Aboriginal Portfolio". It was the first collection of portraits of North American Indians preceding both Catlin and McKenney & Hallâ s works. George Lehman & Peter S. Duval published the Portfolio in Philadelphia between 1835 and 1836. Lewis was responsible with the images with hand-coloring completed by Lehman & Duval. --- "The Aboriginal Portfolio" is the first published portrait collection of prominent Native American leaders, made "on the spot and in the field." "Lewis is about to publish in numbers, a collection of Indian lithographic portraits taken by him during a residence of about fifteen years among the various tribes of the west. He has succeeded in obtaining numerous portraits, all of which are remarkably true to nature. Some of the lithographs we have examined, and we are sure that they are well calculated to excite interest." - St. Louis Commercial Bulletin, May 18, 1835. --- James Otto Lewis (1799-1858) was born in Philadelphia. He studied in St. Louis and became an engraver in portraitist. He moved to Detroit later, when in 1823 the governor of Michigan, Lewis Cass, asked him to paint Tens-qua-ta-wa, a Shawnee prophet, in an official diplomatic delegation to the city (plate 67). Cass sent the portrait to Thomas L. McKenney, Superintendent of Indian Fairs, with the request he become the official government portraitist of Indian councils in the Great Lakes region. --- Lewisâ s work was also the first large work to deal with a subject beyond the East Coast and also one of the earliest American lithography projects. Lewis painted Indians on his travels with Michigan Governor Lewis Cass. They went on four Indian treaty expeditions in the Great Lakes regions. Unfortunately, like McKenney & Hall's work, Lewis's original paintings were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865. --- The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. --- Paper Size ~ 10 3/4" by 17 1/8". Seller Inventory # lewis-indian036
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Title: A Miami Chief
Publisher: Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1835
Condition: Fine
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Condition: Very Good. James Otto Lewis, J. Barincou (illustrator). First Edition. Hand-colored lithograph of approximately 11 x 18 inches (28 x 45.5 cm) matted to 16 1/8 x 20 inches (41 x 51cm) with a window of 10 x 15 inches (25.5 x 38 cm). From James Otto Lewis' 1835 Aboriginal Portfolio . The Portfolio was the first published collection of portraits of indigenous North Americans, preceeding McKenney and Hall's Indian Tribes of North America (to which Lewis also contributed). Like McKenney, Lewis' original paintings perished in the 1865 Smithsonian fire. See image for condition. Staining to bottom and left center edge. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 8860
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Na-She-Mung-Ga; A Miami Chief
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J. O. Lewis (illustrator). Hand colored lithograph. Sheet measures 18 1/4" x 11 1/4". This scarce portrait of Na-She-Mung-Ga, a chief of the Miami tribe of the Great Lakes region, was published circa 1835 in James Otto Lewis' "The Aboriginal Portfolio", the first published collection of native North American portraits. Based on a painting made by Lewis at the Treaty of Fort Wayne in 1827. This print is in good condition. Original margins have been cropped. James Otto Lewis (1799-1858) was an engraver and portrait painter who was commissioned by Governor Lewis Cass to paint portraits of Native American leaders. He accompanied Cass on several treaty expeditions between 1825 and 1827. Later, with the help of lithographers George Lehman and Peter Duval, Lewis published his prints into "The Aboriginal Portfolio", the first collection of native North American portraits published in ten monthly parts beginning in May 1935. His work also appeared in Thomas McKinney's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", with 27 of the 150 prints based on his paintings. McKenney's portfolio, however, was published several years after "The Aboriginal Portfolio", and may be the reason for Lewis' unconventional but expedited publication in monthly parts. His original paintings were all destroyed in the 1865 fire at the Smithsonian, leaving this incredibly rare publication as the earliest surviving record of his work. Seller Inventory # 297845
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Francis Godfroy. A Celebrated Chief Among the Miamis. Half French & Half Miami.
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Condition: Very Good. James Otto Lewis, J. Barincou (illustrator). First Edition. Hand-colored lithograph of approximately 11 x 18 inches (28 x 45.5 cm) matted to 16 1/8 x 20 inches (41 x 51cm) with a window of 10 x 15 inches (25.5 x 38 cm). From James Otto Lewis' 1835 Aboriginal Portfolio . The Portfolio was the first published collection of portraits of indigenous North Americans, preceeding McKenney and Hall's Indian Tribes of North America (to which Lewis also contributed). Like McKenney, Lewis' original paintings perished in the 1865 Smithsonian fire. See image for condition. Two inch tear to bottom left. Tape adhesive to left edge. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 8863
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Mi-A-Qu-A; A Miami Chief
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J. O. Lewis (illustrator). Hand colored lithograph. Sheet measures 11 7/8" x 9 1/2". This charming portrait of Mi-A-Qu-A, a chief of the Miami tribe of the Great Lakes region, was published in 1844 in a New York edition of James Otto Lewis' "The Aboriginal Portfolio", based on a painting made by Lewis at the Treaty of Massinnewa, Indiana in 1827 and lithographed by E. Jones. First printed in 1835 in Philadelphia as the first published collection of native North American portraits, several reissue attempts were made, including British and New York editions published in 1938, and the edition in which this print appeared - published in New York in 1844, after the London edition. This print is in good condition, scuffs, margins trimmed, some abrasions. James Otto Lewis (1799-1858) was an engraver and portrait painter who was commissioned by Governor Lewis Cass to paint portraits of Native American leaders. He accompanied Cass on several treaty expeditions between 1825 and 1827. Later, with the help of lithographers George Lehman and Peter Duval, Lewis published his prints into "The Aboriginal Portfolio", the first collection of native North American portraits published in ten monthly parts beginning in May 1935. His work also appeared in Thomas McKinney's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", with 27 of the 150 prints based on his paintings. McKenney's portfolio, however, was published several years after "The Aboriginal Portfolio", and may be the reason for Lewis' unconventional but expedited publication in monthly parts. His original paintings were all destroyed in the 1865 fire at the Smithsonian, leaving this incredibly rare publication as the earliest surviving record of his work. Seller Inventory # 297847
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Pen-Now-We-Ta. A Miami Chief.
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Condition: Very Good. James Otto Lewis, J. Barincou (illustrator). First Edition. Hand-colored lithograph of approximately 11 x 18 inches (28 x 45.5 cm) matted to 16 1/8 x 20 inches (41 x 51cm) with a window of 10 x 15 inches (25.5 x 38 cm). From James Otto Lewis' 1835 Aboriginal Portfolio . The Portfolio was the first published collection of portraits of indigenous North Americans, preceeding McKenney and Hall's Indian Tribes of North America (to which Lewis also contributed). Like McKenney, Lewis' original paintings perished in the 1865 Smithsonian fire. See image for condition. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 8870
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Pen-Now-We-Ta / A Miami Chief (part 7, plate 53)
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Lithograph, coloured by hand, printed by Lehman & Duval of Philadelphia. A striking image from Lewis's "Aboriginal Portfolio." The Aboriginal Portfolio represents the first attempt to publish a collection of portraits of North American Indians preceding the works of Catlin, and McKenney and Hall. It is also one of the earliest large projects in American lithography, and one of the first large visual works to deal with subjects beyond the east coast of the United States. The Aboriginal Portfolio was originally published in Philadelphia, for the author, by lithographers George Lehman and Peter S. Duval. It was issued in parts, ten parts of eight plates each being issued; however, due to a loss of subscribers, very few of the last few parts were issued. James O. Lewis was born in Philadelphia in 1799, moved west as a teenager, and had become an engraver and painter by the time he lived in St. Louis in 1820. In 1823 he moved to Detroit, and painted the first of his Indian portraits at the request of Gov. Lewis Cass of Michigan. He accompanied Cass on four Indian treaty expeditions in the Great Lakes region in 1825-27 and painted Indians in the course of each. Virtually all of the originals published here were executed by Lewis in this period. Subsequently, many of the Lewis originals were copied by Charles Bird King, and some appeared in the King versions in the McKenney and Hall portfolio. All of the Lewis originals were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865. Cf. Bennett, p.68; cf. Eberstadt 131:418; cf. Field 936; cf. Sabin 40812; cf. Howes J135; cf. Reese, Stamped With A National Character 23. Seller Inventory # 40397
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Na-She-Mung-Ga / A Miami Chief (part 4, plate 31)
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Published by the Author, [Philadelphia, 1836
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Lithograph, coloured by hand, printed by Lehman & Duval of Philadelphia. A striking image from Lewis's "Aboriginal Portfolio." The Aboriginal Portfolio represents the first attempt to publish a collection of portraits of North American Indians preceding the works of Catlin, and McKenney and Hall. It is also one of the earliest large projects in American lithography, and one of the first large visual works to deal with subjects beyond the east coast of the United States. The Aboriginal Portfolio was originally published in Philadelphia, for the author, by lithographers George Lehman and Peter S. Duval. It was issued in parts, ten parts of eight plates each being issued; however, due to a loss of subscribers, very few of the last few parts were issued. James O. Lewis was born in Philadelphia in 1799, moved west as a teenager, and had become an engraver and painter by the time he lived in St. Louis in 1820. In 1823 he moved to Detroit, and painted the first of his Indian portraits at the request of Gov. Lewis Cass of Michigan. He accompanied Cass on four Indian treaty expeditions in the Great Lakes region in 1825-27 and painted Indians in the course of each. Virtually all of the originals published here were executed by Lewis in this period. Subsequently, many of the Lewis originals were copied by Charles Bird King, and some appeared in the King versions in the McKenney and Hall portfolio. All of the Lewis originals were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865. Cf. Bennett, p.68; cf. Eberstadt 131:418; cf. Field 936; cf. Sabin 40812; cf. Howes J135; cf. Reese, Stamped With A National Character 23. Seller Inventory # 40378
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Mi-A-Qu-A / A Miami Chief (part 3, plate 19)
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Lithograph, coloured by hand, printed by Lehman & Duval of Philadelphia. Minor tears repaired along the left margin. A striking image from Lewis's "Aboriginal Portfolio." The Aboriginal Portfolio represents the first attempt to publish a collection of portraits of North American Indians preceding the works of Catlin, and McKenney and Hall. It is also one of the earliest large projects in American lithography, and one of the first large visual works to deal with subjects beyond the east coast of the United States. The Aboriginal Portfolio was originally published in Philadelphia, for the author, by lithographers George Lehman and Peter S. Duval. It was issued in parts, ten parts of eight plates each being issued; however, due to a loss of subscribers, very few of the last few parts were issued. James O. Lewis was born in Philadelphia in 1799, moved west as a teenager, and had become an engraver and painter by the time he lived in St. Louis in 1820. In 1823 he moved to Detroit, and painted the first of his Indian portraits at the request of Gov. Lewis Cass of Michigan. He accompanied Cass on four Indian treaty expeditions in the Great Lakes region in 1825-27 and painted Indians in the course of each. Virtually all of the originals published here were executed by Lewis in this period. Subsequently, many of the Lewis originals were copied by Charles Bird King, and some appeared in the King versions in the McKenney and Hall portfolio. All of the Lewis originals were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865. Cf. Bennett, p.68; cf. Eberstadt 131:418; cf. Field 936; cf. Sabin 40812; cf. Howes J135; cf. Reese, Stamped With A National Character 23. Seller Inventory # 40402
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Pen-Now-We-Ta; A Miami Chief
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J. O. Lewis, Philadelphia
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J. O. Lewis (illustrator). Hand colored lithograph. Sheet measures 18 5/8" x 11 3/4". This handsome portrait of Pen-Now-We-Ta, a chief of the Miami tribe of the Great Lakes region, was published circa 1835 in James Otto Lewis' "The Aboriginal Portfolio", the first published collection of native North American portraits. Based on a painting made by Lewis at the Treaty of Fort Wayne in 1827. This print is in good condition. Wear to margins, including two small holes - not affecting the image. Original margins have been cropped. James Otto Lewis (1799-1858) was an engraver and portrait painter who was commissioned by Governor Lewis Cass to paint portraits of Native American leaders. He accompanied Cass on several treaty expeditions between 1825 and 1827. Later, with the help of lithographers George Lehman and Peter Duval, Lewis published his prints into "The Aboriginal Portfolio", the first collection of native North American portraits published in ten monthly parts beginning in May 1935. His work also appeared in Thomas McKinney's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", with 27 of the 150 prints based on his paintings. McKenney's portfolio, however, was published several years after "The Aboriginal Portfolio", and may be the reason for Lewis' unconventional but expedited publication in monthly parts. His original paintings were all destroyed in the 1865 fire at the Smithsonian, leaving this incredibly rare publication as the earliest surviving record of his work. Seller Inventory # 297848
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[Plate] PEN-NOW-WE-TA, A Miami Chief [From Aboriginal Portfolio: A Collection of Portraits of the Most Celebrated Chiefs of the North American Indians
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[Philadelphia E.C. Biddle 1835], 1835
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Lithographed and coloured by Lehman and Duval. A beautifully lithographed colour plate reproduced from the original painting of James Otto Lewis. Folio, image size roughly 9 by 8 inches, including captions beneath, printed on a folio sheet measuring 19 by 12 inches. An original handcoloured PLATE FROM ONE OF THE RAREST OF All AMERICAN COLOURPLATE BOOKS. The work from which this plate originated was among the earliest grand colour printing projects taken up in the United States and was the first illustrated book on the native American Indians. Seller Inventory # 24712
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