Kaskaskia Chief, His Mother, and Son

George Catlin

National Gallery of Art

The image is a painting depicting three people standing on grass with a sky in the background. On the far left is an adult woman with long dark hair, wearing a tan dress and necklaces. In the center is an adult man in a dark coat, white shirt, and boots, holding the hand of a young boy dressed in minimal clothing with feathers in his hair and holding a bow and arrow. The scene is enclosed within an oval frame with a brown border, and the background suggests a peaceful outdoor setting.