Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe
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| Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe |
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| Eanger Irving Couse , 1909 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 199 × 92 cm |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC |
Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe is a painting from 1909; it is considered the masterpiece of Eanger Irving Couse .
The painting was acquired for the United States National Art Collection from collector William T. Evans and is now on display in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum . The image is 198.6 cm × 92.4 cm (78 1/4 "× 36 3/8")
From 1907 Elk-foot (Anglicized: Jerry Mirabal) began to pose for Couse. The painter particularly valued him as a model because of his "physical beauty and ideal characteristics".
However, there is criticism of the picture because it is historically not entirely consistent. The " coup stick" was an accessory of the plains Indians, but not of the Taos . The blanket Elk-Foot wears is from England and his moccasins are from Couses studio; they were not worn by the Taos either.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eanger Irving Couse: Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe.
- ^ "Physical beauty and ideal features." The Couse Foundation: Eanger Irving Couse. ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Albuquerque Museum, NM 1991: 132.
