Query: *
McKenney and Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America folios and lithographs
Creators:
McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859
Hall, James, 1793-1868
Hall, James, 1793-1868
Dates:
1836-1844
Size:
20 Volumes
120 Lithographs
120 Lithographs
Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.115
Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains all 20 original folios of Thomas Loraine Mckenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs. The folios were published and sent to subscribers between 1836-1844 and include 120 hand-colored lithographic plates. As Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1824-1830, McKenney commissioned and collected portraits of Native American leaders, the majority painted by Charles Bird King. These portraits, along with biographical text by James Hall, form the basis of History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
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