About
Title
No. 49: Mariano Martinez, Chief of the Navajo Indians
Subject
- Indigenous men
- Indigenous leadership
- Diné (Navajo)
Description
A black and white wash drawing on medium-weight paper by Edward Meyer Kern based on a sketch by his brother, Richard H. Kern, depicting Mariano Martinez, one of two Navajo chiefs to be signatories of an 1849 treaty with Colonel Washington of the US Army expedition. This side portrait shows Martinez in a greatcoat, head wrap, and narrow-brimmed hat.
Creator
Kern, Edward Meyer, 1823-1863
Location Covered
Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)
Contributors
Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853
Source
ANSP-Coll-0146, Box 1, Folder 6
Identifier
ansp_146_26249_049
Notes
Cataloging made possible by The Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
