Lot 46
Lot 46
ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882)
Suite of 15 photographs of Sioux Delegation members who visited Washington, D.C. Albumen prints, the images measuring 5¼x3¾ inches (13.7x9.5 cm.), the cabinet card mounts 6½x4 inches (16.5x10.2 cm.), 4 with Gardner's imprint and 12 with the sitter's identification and date (the remaining with just a date), in pencil, on mount verso. 1872
[5,000/7,500]
Red Cloud * Last Medicine (Mancun-u-ke) * Black Horse (Hey Sappa) * Skin of the Heart (Shonton Yah) * Son of Red Thunder (Yellow Eagle) * Red Lodge (Tipe sha) * Thunder Hawk of Grand River Agency * Many Horses (Heatonk) * Antelope, Head Chief of Grand River Sioux * Black Cat Fish (Whoa sa sappa) * Black Eye (Esta sappa) * Red Thunder (Manken-duta) * 3 without identification.