Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Crow, Ha-Chon-Co-Tah
No. 123 from the Duke of Portland's Album Unique
ArtistGeorge Catlin, 1796–1872
Date1852
MediumPencil on paper
Dimensions14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)123 / Crow / Ha-chon-co-tah a very distin- / guished young Warrior, in full dress and equipments / for war with Bow, Shield and quiver, and necklace of Grisly Bear's claws.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.7
ClassificationDrawing
Provenanceto John Cavendish-Bentinck-Scott, sixth Duke of Portland, England (part of a larger album of 215 portraits); by descent in the family until 1953; (Christie's, London, England), March 23, 1953; to Charles Traylen, Guildord, England, 1953; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY); (William Reese Company, New Haven, CT); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 20× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.