Pen-Now-We-Ta, a Miami Chief

James Otto Lewis

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 – 1858). Pen-Now-We-Ta, a Miami Chief, issued November 1835. Lithograph with watercolor on paper, Sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 15/16 in. (28.6 x 20.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1042.147.12. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Pen-Now-We-Ta, a Miami Chief

Date

issued November 1835

Medium

Lithograph with watercolor on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 15/16 in. (28.6 x 20.2 cm)

Signatures

Engraved in plate below center of image, "Lehman & Duval. Lith.rs"

Inscriptions

Engraved below image in center: "PEN-NOW-WE-TA" / A Miami Chief. / Painted at Fort Wayne by J. O. Lewis. 1827.--"

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X1042.147.12

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