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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Wi-Jun-Jon-The Pigeon's Egg Head

ArtistGeorge Catlin, 1796–1872
Dateca. 1865
MediumHand-colored lithograph
Dimensions18 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (46.4 x 59.7 cm)
Mark(s)l.l., under image: Catlin del. l.c.: WI-JUN-JON _ THE PIGEONS EGG HEAD. / Going to Washington. Returning to his home. / NEW YORK PUBD. BY CURRIER & IVES 152 NASSAU ST.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.35.11
ClassificationPrint
Provenance(William Reese Company, New Haven, CT, William Reese Collection of American Color Plate Books); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
Wi-Jun-Jon-The Pigeo…18.3 × 23.5 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 59× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.