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Lafayette Jany 8th 1858
Dear Pettit: Have you time to peruse a long letter?
Doubtless by this time you are in
ret. of my letter of 4th int. with the report of the
result of my Distribution of Paintings. I will now
more particularly respond to your inquiries
relative to [ ] etc. I presume that as
you are on the Committee for the artistic decorations
of the addition to the Capitol that Congress
purposes an appropriation for works of art. I am
like the fellow who nearly drew the Capitol frieze
in a lottery. For one - I came nearly getting a commission
from the Indian bureau the time I think
that Mr Crawford was commissioner of Indian Affairs
to paint an Indian Council scene, convened
by Col. Pepper at lake “Kee-waw-kney” [Keewawnay].
It failed only at the time, because the U.S.T.
was not very amply filled – and it was
doubtful there whether Congress would make a
special appropriation for it I had painted a Cabinet picture
of the Council for Col. Pepper – who showed it
to the Commission – who expressed himself
Object Description
| TCHA Identification Number | 1-15(13) |
| Purdue Identification Number | GWb1f15i14 |
| Title | Letter,, 1858 Jan. 8, Lafayette, to Judge W. Pettit |
| Creators |
Winter, George, 1810-1876 |
| Contributors | Pettit, W. |
| Description | Handwritten letter (copy) From: George Winter, Lafayette, January 8, 1858 To: Judge W. Pettit (member of Congress) ALS, 6 p. (two sheets, folded) |
| Description Continued | Refers to his own letter of January 4 in which he reported on the distribution of his paintings; Pettit is on the Congressional committee commissioning artists to decorate the addition to the Capitol. Details some of his earlier work, including his council painting and the events around his attempt to have a large version commissioned by the Indian bureau; circumstances of the painting of Bishop Brute's sermon. G.W.'s Indian paintings are unique in being authentic, based on his own acquaintance with Indians, which few artists have (and they misrepresent them). He would like to fully depict these scenes, which would otherwise be lost, and which would truly represent his abilities. It would be sad if circumstances would not allow him to reveal his true powers. Good subjects include Brute's sermon (including, likenesses of signers of the treaty of 1836, whom he sketched in 1837; Pottawattamis playing moccasin at Lake Kee-waw-knay, their departure from Indiana; landscape of Lake Kee-waw-knay. Indian subjects are of national and historical interest and their lifestyle is becoming rare and should be documented. Hope Pettit will use his influence to commission work from him for the Capitol; could offer a sample painting. |
| Subjects |
Winter, George, 1810-1876--Correspondence |
| Repository | Tippecanoe County Historical Association |
| Rights Statement | Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
| Date of Original | 1858-01-08 |
| Extent of Original | 6 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | George Winter Collection |
| Date Digitized | 07/25/2006 |
| Type | text |
| Format | JP2 |
| Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
| Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
| Resolution | 300 ppi |
| Color Depth | 24 bit |
| Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
| URI | ark:/34231/c6ws8r5v |
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| Title | page01 |
| Repository | Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries |
| Rights Statement | Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | George Winter Collection |
| Transcript |
Lafayette Jany 8th 1858 Dear Pettit: Have you time to peruse a long letter? Doubtless by this time you are in ret. of my letter of 4th int. with the report of the result of my Distribution of Paintings. I will now more particularly respond to your inquiries relative to [ ] etc. I presume that as you are on the Committee for the artistic decorations of the addition to the Capitol that Congress purposes an appropriation for works of art. I am like the fellow who nearly drew the Capitol frieze in a lottery. For one - I came nearly getting a commission from the Indian bureau the time I think that Mr Crawford was commissioner of Indian Affairs to paint an Indian Council scene, convened by Col. Pepper at lake “Kee-waw-kney” [Keewawnay]. It failed only at the time, because the U.S.T. was not very amply filled – and it was doubtful there whether Congress would make a special appropriation for it I had painted a Cabinet picture of the Council for Col. Pepper – who showed it to the Commission – who expressed himself |
| Type | text |
| Format | JP2 |
| Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
| Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
| Color Depth | 24 bit |
| Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
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