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Exhibition History"American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum," Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 20, 2004 - April 11, 2004.
ProvenanceMalcolm Grimmer, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyMorning Star Gallery/Parco, ca. 1992, n.p.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.117.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 132.
Drawing - Courting Scene
Date1880-1890
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 12 in. (18.4 × 30.5 cm)
Object numberT0380
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextCourtship is the central focus of this drawing. In the top drawing, the woman is wrapped in a blanket and the courting man approaches her on horseback. His horse is outfitted in the finest gear and he wears his best outfit. In the drawing, the artist shows the man and woman close together. Courting was a structured event in historical Plains Indian culture with the woman having the right to refuse the attentions of an admirer.
Battle exploits were a dominant theme on hide painting, but on paper, subjects like hunting, warfare, and courting appear.
Exhibition History"American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum," Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 20, 2004 - April 11, 2004.
ProvenanceMalcolm Grimmer, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyMorning Star Gallery/Parco, ca. 1992, n.p.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.117.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 132.
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