Osceola, Chief of the Seminoles
Artist
W.M. Laning
CultureAmerican
Date1837-1838
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 40 x 31 x 7/8 in. (101.6 x 78.7 x 2.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 40 x 31 x 7/8 in. (101.6 x 78.7 x 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number80.181.1
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting of the Seminole chief Osceola. He stands with a rifle in a creek landscape; palm and other trees are scattered behind him. He wears elaborate dress with a blue sash around his waist and calves, red pants with gold buttons up the front, and a black and white feather hat. A few men stand guard by the creek behind him.Published ReferencesJerald T. Milanich, "Osceola's Head," _Archaeology_ 57, no. 1 (January/February 2004): 48-53. Patricia Riles Wickman, _Osceola's Legacy_ (Tuscaloosa, AL; University of Alabama Press, 1991) 57, fig. 10
