The image shows a man's upper body from the chest up. He is positioned slightly to the side, looking to the left. The man has a strong jawline, dark hair mostly covered by a red headwrap, deep brown skin, a shirt with colored flower patterns, a red sash with geometric designs, and a long silver earring on his left ear. The background is dark with no discernible objects.
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Chief Jumper of the Seminoles

American 19th Century

possibly 1837/1838

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 63 cm (30 x 24 13/16 in.) ; framed: 99 x 84.4 x 9.5 cm (39 x 33 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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