The image shows a painted portrait of a man facing right. He has high cheekbones, a firm chin, deep-set eyes, long dark braided hair with a feather, and wears a traditional garment with intricate patterns in red, green, and white. The garment has shoulder decorations, and he wears a light-colored scarf around his neck. The background is a smooth, warm gradient of earthy tones.
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Plains Indian

J.W. Bradshaw (American, active c. 1875/1900)

fourth quarter 19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 51 x 40.8 cm (20 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.) ; framed: 57.2 x 47 x 5.1 cm (22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 2 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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