McKenney and Hall

Four McKenney and Hall Native American lithographs, hand colored, Pee-Che-Kir and Jack-O-Pa, both Chippewa chiefs; Wa-Kuan-Ha-Ka, a Winnebago chief; and Young Mahaskah, an Ioway chief; as featured in the book from Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, The History of the Indian Tribes of North America...

Pair of antique McKenney & Hall Chippeway color prints from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, "Chippeway Squaw & Child" and "A Chippeway Widow", printed from original works by Charles Bird...

Pair of folio size original hand colored lithographs of American Indians, created by Thomas McKenney and James Hall based on oil paintings by Charles Bird King(1785-1862) for their three volume set ''History of the Indian Tribes of North America'' (1837-44). The full body portrait of the Chippeway Chief, Okee-Makee-Quid, depicts him wearing a multi colored headdress and a blue tunic over black leggings:, with face mask resting on his chest, and holding a staff in one hand and a pipe in the other. The half-length portrait of the Shawnee Chief, Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea (or Col. Lewis, as he liked to be called) shows him in red hat, and grey-green cape...

Two original 19th century hand-colored lithographs. After original paintings by Charles Bird King. From the History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches a...

A collection of four vintage lithographs with custom frames (outer dimensions of each individual frame measures 24.25 x 20 x .75 inches. As displayed, the overall dimensions of the group of 4 measure 43 x 51.5 inches. 1) SHAU-HAU-NAPO-TINTA - An Ioway Chief. Shauhaunapotinia, also known as the Man Who Killed Three Sioux, was among of the Iowa delegation that visited Washington in 1836-37. Original 19th century hand-colored lithograph. After an original painting by Charles Bird King. History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits From the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington Published: Philadelphia VOL I: 1837, VOL ll: 1842, VOL lll: 1844 2) TAH-COL-O-QUOIT (Rising Cloud). Tahcoloquoit, "Rising Cloud" Native American Sauk Warrior. Original 19th century. Original 19th century hand-colored lithograph. After an original painting by Charles Bird King. From the History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits From the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington Published by McKenney & Hall: Philadelphia VOL I: 1837, VOL ll: 1842, VOL lll: 1844. Image measures 15.75 x 11.75 inches (sight). 3) WAKECHAI - A Saukie Chief. Wakechai, or the Crouching Eagle, was one of the village chiefs, or civil magistrates, of the Saukie Nation. Original 19th century hand-colored lithograph. After an original painting by Charles Bird King. From the History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits From the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington. Published by McKenney & Hall: Philadelphia VOL I: 1837, VOL ll: 1842, VOL lll: 1844. Image measures 15.75 x 11.75 inches (sight). 4) CAA-TOU-SEE - An Ojibway. CAA-TOU-SEE - An OjibwayOriginal 19th century hand-colored lithograph. After an original painting by Charles Bird King. From the History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits From the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington. Published by McKenney & Hall: Philadelphia VOL I: 1837, VOL ll: 1842, VOL lll: 1844. Image measures 15.75 x 11.75 inches (sight). McKenney and Hall’s Indian Tribes of North America The McKenney and Hall portfolio, Indian Tribes of North America, is widely known for its spectacular portraits of Native Americans. The limited edition, hand-colored lithographs were originally bound in three volumes and published between 1836 and 1842. The portfolio was a commission at the request of Thomas Lorraine McKenney, who was the Director of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs between 1816 and 1830. The project began in 1821 with the visitation of large numbers of delegates from the Miami, Fox, Pawnee, Sauk, Menominee, Chippewa and Sioux tribes traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Monroe. Over the next few years, McKenney would commission artists including Charles Bird King, George Cooke...

"Rant-Che-Wai-Me " translates to " Female Flying Pigeon " which is indicated on this hand-painted color lithograph, made by McKenny and Hall and dated 1837. It was published by E.C. Biddle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is one of the many Indians (approximately 120) that are portrayed in the major work, "History of The Indian Tribes of North America, Volumes 1-3" by Thomas McKenny and James Hall (from the Library of Congress). Along with Catlin's "North American Indian Portfolio" these are the two most important works of 19th century North American Indian study. McKenny's work was based on his travel of the west in the late 1820's. Thomas Hall was the "academia" member of the team. Charles Bird King painted the Indian portraits which hung in the Indian Gallery of the War Department. One by one the chiefs and other Indians were brought in to sit for portraits. Other portraits were loosely based on another painter who had traveled with McKenny, J.O. Lewis. The book with the folios and hand-painted lithographs was done in 1836. The significance of this is, that following the transfer of the paintings to the Smithsonian all of the paintings were destroyed in a fire in 1865. So all we have to chronicle those images are these McKenny-Hall lithographs. Any complete versions of McKenny's folio work are very rare and exist in a few private collections, museums, the Smithsonian etc. There are very few complete versions and most of the lithographs have been removed for framing to display as was this one. This is an authentic and original first edition dated 1837 from the "History of The Indian Tribes of North America" by McKenny and Hall. One way to validate authenticity is that on most of the folios the print comes through slightly on the front from leaving it's mark on the back of the page. Along with the folio, each Indian or scene was described in detail. This is a wonderful, authentic and original, article of Americana Provenance: This particular lithograph has impressive provenance having come from the Sondley Library in Asheville, North Carolina. It had been bequeathed to that library by Forster Alexander Sondley (1857-1931). F.A. Sondley was a successful attorney who studied American history and geography and collected Civil War and American Indian artifacts. The seal of the Sondley library is impressed as a round circle on the lithograph. A simple but elegant one inch gold leaf frame surrounds the lithograph which is: 19" wide x 23 3/4" high in frame; 17" wide x 21 3/4" high under glass; and matted to 10 1/4" wide x 14 1/2" high. Note: Please see the other McKenny & Hall hand painted lithograph...

"PADDY-CARR. CREEK INTERPRETER" is the title given to this young Indian by McKenny and Hall in this hand painted lithograph dated 1838 and pub...