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MS 39-a Book of drawings by an unidentified Cheyenne artist at Fort Marion, Florida

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Local Numbers
NAA MS 39A USNM Catalog 30664 PPS NEG 55,025 - 55,046
Artist
Unknown
Fort Marion artists
Annotator
Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924
Place
Florida -- Fort Marion
North America
Artist
Unknown
Fort Marion artists
Annotator
Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924
Culture
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
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MS 39-a Book of drawings by an unidentified Cheyenne artist at Fort Marion, Florida
Historical Note
Fort Marion, also known as Castillo de San Marco, is a stone fortress in St. Augustine, Florida. Between 1875 and 1878, seventy-two prisoners from the southern plains were incarcerated in the fort under supervision of Lt. Richard Pratt. The prisoners consisted of 27 Kiowas, 33 Cheyennes, 9 Comanches, 2 Arapahos, and a single Caddo. With the exception of one Cheyenne woman, all the prisoners were men. They had been accused of participating in the recent Red River War, earlier hostilities, or both. With the exception of the wife and daughter of one of the Comanche men, the prisoners families were not allowed to accompany them to Fort Marion.
Extent
1 Volume (disbound and laminated; 21 drawings on 23 leaves, graphite and colored pencil, 10.75 x 8.25 inches)
Date
1875 August
Custodial History
The book was originally collected by the U.S. War Department; it is stamped "Ordnance Office, Rec'd. Sep. 15, 1875; War Dept. Museum." It was transferred to the collection of the U.S. National Museum in November 1877 and entered into the Anthropology department catalog as no. 30,664, where it was recorded as collected by Lt. Emmett Crawford, USA. The book was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in 1969.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.MS39A
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Works of art
Drawings
Ledger drawings
Citation
MS 39-a Book of drawings by an unidentified Cheyenne artist at Fort Marion, Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Processing Information
The original identification of the artist as Making Medicine based on the inscription is in error, based on comparison to other known examples of the artist's work, including MS 39B. Re-identified as anonymous Cheyenne artist by Candace Greene, 2002. Drawing titles are taken from the inscriptions on the drawings. The archivist assigned titles to drawings without inscriptions; assigned titles are in square brackets [].
Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form
Works of art
Drawings
Ledger drawings
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an artist's sketchbook, now disbound and laminated, containing scenes of daily life, dances, hunting, and a picture of birds. Individual leaves are numbered 1 through 23. The cover of the drawing book is inscribed in pencil "Drawn by Making Medicine, Cheyenne Prisoner, St. Augustine, Fla. Aug. 1875." Inscriptions on individual leaves are by the same hand, probably Lt. Richard Pratt. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1538128847511-1538128847517-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3266715b7-2e7e-44a7-8203-5889d06bae7a

In the Collection

  • Book covers and museum tag

  • Wild Horses

  • Medicine Lodge and Dance

  • Medicine Dance

  • Buffalo hunting

  • Fowls of Indian Territory

  • A Dance

  • Hunting Antelope

  • A Buffalo in Camp

  • Dancing and Wrestling for the Turkey

  • After the Turkies

  • Sparking

  • On the War Path

  • Man on horseback hunting buffalo

  • A Counter Charge

  • Moving

  • Killing an elk

  • Deer Hunting

  • Incomplete sketch of men marching

  • Pursued Pursuing

  • At Play

  • Hunting Buffalo

MS 39-a Book of drawings by an unidentified Cheyenne artist at Fort Marion, Florida
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