George de Forest Brush, Portrait of an Indian, about 1887. Oil on panel; 11 ½ x 9 in.
The Roath Collection, 2013.97

height: 11.5 in, 29.2100 cm; width: 9 in, 22.8600 cm; frame height: 16 in, 40.6400 cm; frame width: 14 in, 35.5600 cm; frame depth: 1 3/4 in, 4.4450 cm

Inscribed lower left: "Geo. De. F. Brush / 1880-1900" | Lower right obscured: "Geo De Forest"

Petrie Institute of Western American Art

Petrie Institute of Western American Art

This object is currently on view

In 1886, the U.S. government forcibly removed the Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo and his followers, including the man depicted here, from their traditional homelands in the Southwest. In order to paint from live models, George de Forest Brush rushed to Florida where they were being held as prisoners at Fort Marion. He had only a short time with these Apache people before they were removed to Alabama and, ultimately, to what is now Oklahoma.

En 1886, el líder chiricahua apache Gerónimo y sus seguidores, incluido el hombre que aparece aquí, fueron extraídos a la fuerza de sus tierras ancestrales en el Suroeste por el gobierno de EE. UU. Para poder pintarlos del natural, George de Forest Brush se apresuró hasta Florida, donde los tenían prisioneros en el fuerte Marion. Apenas tuvo tiempo con ellos antes de que los desplazaran a Alabama y, finalmente, a donde lo que es hoy Oklahoma.

William D. Woolson [1866-1945], Springfield, VT; Kenneth Hazen Woolson [1897-1985], Springfield, VT; Lawrence Brown Woolson [1929-2018], Springfield, VT; (William A Smith Auction Gallery), Plainfield, NH, 2006; (David Dufour), New York, NY, 2006; (Debra Force Fine Art, Inc.), New York, NY, 2007; (Gerald Peters Gallery), Santa Fe, NM, 2007; Henry Roath, Denver, CO; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2013

• "George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings"—National Gallery of Art, 9/14/2008 - 1/4/2009
• Seattle Art Museum, 2/26/2009 - 5/24/2009