The Killing of Chief Lame Deer
Artist
W. Herbert Dunton
(American, 1878 - 1936)
Datecirca 1911
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 19 x 1 in. (73.7 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Oden, 1953
Object number2.23P
DescriptionSoldiers on horses massacring Native Americans; tepees in background.eMuseum Notes
This painting appeared as an illustration for the article "Rounding Up the Redmen," by General Nelson A. Miles in Cosmopolitan Magazine vol. 51 (June 1911). The caption included for the painting reads "Evidently expecting treachery, Lame Deer jerked his hand from mine, grasped his rifle, stepped back a few paces, and fired. As he did this, I whirled my horse to the right, and his bullet passed my breast, killing a soldier near by. The chief was instantly killed by Captain Whelan, and the fight continued until fourteen warriors were killed, and many more wounded"
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W. Herbert Dunton
circa 1914 - 1920
