A Young Miami Chief, from The Aboriginal Portfolio
1835
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of H. Lyman Sayen to his nation
Accession Number
1973.167.33
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
**A Young Miami Chief, from *The Aboriginal Portfolio*** Created by James Otto Lewis in1835, this striking lithographic print captures the dignified portrait of a Miami tribal leader amid a pivotal era of American history. Lewis, an early 19th-century artist and draftsman, sketched Native American figures during intertribal treaty councils in the 1820s and 183s, particularly in the Great Lakes region. Published as part of *The Aboriginal*—one of the first books dedicated to authentic Native American portraits—this work preserves the likeness and regalia of Miami people, whose lands in presen...