Chief sitting bull painting
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Portrait of Sitting Bull by Caroline Weldon, 1890
On March 18, 2023, Blackwell Auctions sold a painting of one of the most historically important figures of the 19th century, Sitting Bull, the chief who united the Sioux to defeat Gen. George Armstrong Custer at Little Big Horn in 1876.
The portrait was one of four known to have been painted of Sitting Bull by Caroline Weldon (1844-1921), a New York artist who traveled to North Dakota in 1889 and became his confidante and personal secretary until 1890, when they had a falling out over his support of the Ghost Dance movement. A fictionalized account of their relationship and her interest in painting him was the subject of a 2017 movie, Woman Walks Ahead, with Jessica Chastain as Weldon. Of her four portraits, one is held at the North Dakota Historical Society in Bismarck, another at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock. Two were presumed to be lost, but this painting – an oil on canvas – was consigned to Blackwell Auctions of Clearwater, Fla., by the descendant of its original owner, a railroad construction engineer from Minnesota.
The cultural significance of this piece can hardly be overstated because the painting represents at once the poignant intersection of two marginalized groups: the indigenous peoples of A
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Sitting Bull (TATANKA IYOTAKE)
Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull), "Buffalo Robe," circa 1877-1881. Pigment on American bison hide. Courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, 10117.
About the Artwork
This artwork is a hide painting created by Chief Sitting Bull.Not only is it a beautiful piece of art,it’s also a tool for recording history and telling importantstories. It is meant to be viewed from above, with people gathered around it.
The MacKenzie Art Gallery is very thankful to Elder Wayne Goodwill for sharing his knowledge with us about this artwork. In a video that can be seen in the gallery or online, Elder Wayne Goodwill shares lots of information about the pictures on the hide painting, the stories they tell, and the history of his Lakota family. You can see the video below. Elder Wayne is also an artist and makes his own hide paintings.
Interpreting Sitting Bull's Robe with Elder Wayne Goodwill
About the Artist
Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotake)was born in 1831 in what is now South Dakota (USA). Sitting Bull was an important leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota in many ways: he was a spiritual and cultural leader, a political leader, and a leader of warriors.
Sitting Bull is well known for leading the Lakota and Cheyenne peoplesto v
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Caroline Weldon
American meliorist (1844–1921)
Caroline Weldon | |
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| Born | Susanna Karolina Faesch (1844-12-04)4 December 1844 Kleinbasel, Canton Basle, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 Pace 1921(1921-03-15) (aged 76) Brooklyn, New Dynasty, United States |
| Pen name | Caroline Weldon |
| Occupation | Artist, Indian Successive activist |
| Nationality | Swiss, American |
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