Cheyenne Pictures. Cheyennes Charging on U.S. Troops
date: label: date made
content: ca 1894
name: label: original artist
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Unknown artist, about 1894
label: Description
content: “Cheyenne Pictures. Cheyennes Charging on U.S. Troops.”
label: Description
content: Pencil, colored pencil, ink and watercolor
label: Description
content: The Cheyenne Indians pictured in this drawing are displayed in identifiable warrior society clothing. The warriors ride at a gallop, the hoof marks indicating movement, while firing their rifles at the U.S. troops. Two riders lean low behind the necks of their trained war horses shielding themselves from the bullets flying in all directions.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: North America
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Military
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content: Communications
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content: Ledger Drawings
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. John G. Bourke
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.08110
label: catalog number
content: GA*08110
label: accession number
content: 1897.031963
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
label: Object Name
content: ledger drawing
label: Object Type
content: Drawings
label: Other Terms
content: drawing; Watercolor
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 cm x 33.2 cm; 9 13/16 in x 13 1/16 in