Menomonie Chief, His Wife, and Son

George Catlin

National Gallery of Art

Three individuals are depicted in full-length portraits. The individual on the left wears a patterned garment with fringes and feathers on their headdress. They have long, black hair and distinct facial features. The central person wears a tunic, loincloth, and a feathered headdress. The person on the right is wrapped in a pink embroidered shawl and has long, straight black hair. The background shows a softly painted landscape with grass and a pastel sky. The scene is bordered by an oval frame within a rectangular canvas.