Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939

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DeCost Smith was born in Skaneateles, New York, about 1865, the son of Reul Smith. He studied art in Paris and New York City and traveled around the world doing paintings of nature. He spent time on the Rosebud, Lower Brule, and Standing Rock Indian Reservations in Dakota Territory in 1884. He also wrote about Native American topics. He died in 1939.

From the description of De Cost Smith writing, 1930s. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 733845343

De Cost Smith was born in Skaneateles, New York. His devotion to Indian subjects in his artwork gained him appreciation and allowed him to continue to record their lives and customs.

From the description of De Cost Smith Onondaga vocabulary, [ca. 1888]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77555610

David Zeisberger served as a Moravian minister.

From the guide to the Essay of an Onondaga grammar; or A short introduction to learn the Onondaga al. Maqua tongue / [edited by John W. Jordan], Circa 1887, (American Philosophical Society)

De Cost Smith was an artist. He was born in Skaneateles New York. His devotion to Indian subjects in his artwork gained him appreciation and allowed him to continue to record their lives and customs. He worked with artist Edwin Willard Deming in 1893 for a trip west to illustrate and write articles on the Sioux.

From the description of Words collected among the Hunkpapa Sioux at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota, ca. 1884. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67615576

DeCost Smith was born in Skaneateles, New York. His devotion to Indian subjects in his artwork gained him appreciation and allowed him to continue to record their lives and customs.

From the description of De Cost Smith Collection, 1880-1943. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67615656

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941. [Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941 collection records, 1845-1951]. Harvard University, Tozzer Library
creatorOf Smith, de Cost. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Essay of an Onondaga grammar; or A short introduction to learn the Onondaga al. Maqua tongue / [edited by John W. Jordan], Circa 1887 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Papers, 1881-1945, 1884-[ca. 1910] (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn De Cost Smith Collection, 1880-1943. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939. De Cost Smith Onondaga vocabulary, [ca. 1888]. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939. De Cost Smith writing, 1930s. Montana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939. De Cost Smith Collection, 1880-1943. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Indian language dictionaries and manuscripts, 1620-1909. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939. Words collected among the Hunkpapa Sioux at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota, ca. 1884. Cornell University Library
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associatedWith Beauchamp, William N. person
associatedWith Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893. person
associatedWith Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899 person
associatedWith Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941. person
associatedWith Cameron, Edgar Spier, 1862-1944. person
associatedWith Charles, Frank T. person
associatedWith Craig, Isaac, 1742? -1826 person
associatedWith Cusiek, Albert person
associatedWith Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933. person
associatedWith De Cost, Smith 1864-1939. person
associatedWith Drake, A. W. person
associatedWith Graff, B. M. person
associatedWith Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896 person
associatedWith Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893 person
associatedWith Hunkpapa Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians. corporateBody
associatedWith Huntington Free Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Jordan, John Woolf, 1840-1921 person
associatedWith Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928. person
associatedWith Linnaean Society of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Low Dog. person
associatedWith Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875. person
associatedWith Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Olbrechts, Frans M., 1899-1958 person
associatedWith Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883. person
associatedWith Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890. person
associatedWith Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940. person
associatedWith Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. corporateBody
associatedWith Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Onondaga Indian Reservation (N.Y.)
Simcoe, Lake (Ont.)
Great Plains
United States
West (U.S.)
Fort Buford (N.D.)
New York (State)
Onondaga Indian Reservation (N.Y.)
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Cree Indians
Crow Indians
Dakota Indians
Dakota Indians
Dakota language
Dakota language
Indian reservations
Indian reservations
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Iroquois Indians
Iroquois Indians
Ojibwa Indians
Omaha Indians
Onondaga Indians
Onondaga language
Picture-writing
Siksika Indians
Stockbridge Indians
Wyandot Indians
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Birth 1864

Death 1939

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Dakota,

French

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