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Hail to the Chief.
Hail to the Chief.

Hail to the Chief.

Printer (American, 1848 - 1850)
Date1848-1850
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper with a lithographed appliqué correction
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 9/16 x 10 1/4in. (24.3 x 26cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 1/16 x 13 3/8in. (45.9 x 34cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA Native American man, apparently of gigantic size, kneels in a landscape of tree stumps. He wears a skirt of animal skins with a sash and belt; he has moccasins on his feet and a headband with three feathers in it. He holds a tomahawk over his head with his right hand. With his left hand, he bends a tree which he is in the process of chopping down. A balloon beside his head reads: "Let the white man come and be healed." A lake or pond is at the left. A small bottle at its edge has a label that reads: "HAWES..."
Object number1988.100.1
NotesTitle Note: According to information in the accession file, the appliqué correction "CURER" is pasted over the word "KILLER" which formed part of the original text. (Finlay 6/16/2004)
On View
Not on view
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 1850.14.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture …
Reverend Joel Hawes
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2014.100.6  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Unknown
after 1838
Canadian Indians.
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1850-1851
The Holy Family.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1857-1865
Museum purchase, 1995.36.1332  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William G. Dudley
1916-1927
Gift of the Smith-Worthington Saddlery Co., 2021.22.83, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyrig…
Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
1995-2005
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2008.16.0  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Kelloggs & Comstock
about 1905
1843.34.13
William H. Brown
1843