Bishop Brute preaching
TCHA Identification Number
OV383
Title
Bishop Brute preaching
Creators
Winter, George, 1810-1876
Description
Art work by George Winter . Bishop Brute preaching to a concourse of connected Pottawattamie Indians near Logansport Indiana Augst . 16th . 1838 (written in ink , lower right) . Inscribed , lower right : "G . Winter " (in ink) ; upper right : "#65 " (in red ink) ; verso , lower right : "Bishop Bruit preaching to the Indians at near Logansport 1838 Aug 16 " (in pencil) . 3 sheets glued together ; center section separated at middle fold and at upper margin .
Description Continued
Large group of figures in wooded area , most seated , some standing ; one man astride horse . In center of scene , many persons seated on ground , facing a lean-to with fabric hung over vertical and horizontal supports , sheltering five men (three in clerical garb , two in Indian attire) , apparently standing on raised platform . In background , numerous campsites with tents , cooking pots suspended from forked uprights ; also horses grazing . Women's clothing includes decorated cape-like collars , skirts , shawls worn over head or shoulders , blankets , moccasins , cone earbobs , multi-strand necklaces , hourglass-shaped hair bows . Men's clothing includes ruffled and plain shirts , vest , blanket (one belted) , double-breasted coat , sashes from shoulders , winged leggings , turbans (some with patterned tails , peaked fronts , or hair roaches) , headbands with hair roaches , queues tied with ribbon bows ; ear wheels suspended from long loops . Scanned from a 4 x 5 in. color transparency .
Subjects
Indians of North America--Indiana Indians of North America--Clothing & dress Indians of North America--Women Indians of North America--Spiritual life Women Bishops Brute de Remur, Simon William Gabriel, 1779-1839 Ink drawings
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
1838
Medium
Ink and pencil on lined paper
Extent of Original
1 art original ; 32 x 38 cm.
Orientation
Landscape
Collection
George Winter Collection
Date Digitized
04/17/2007
Type
image
Format
jpeg
Capture Device
Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner
Capture Details
Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft
Resolution
600 ppi
Color Depth
24 bit
Color Management
Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target
URI
ark:/34231/c67p8wbt
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