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- David Francis Barry, photographer
1854–1934
born: Honeoye Falls, New York, United States ; died: Superior, Wisconsin, United States ; active: United States
Paul Harbaugh, printer, publisher and producer
- JOHN GRASS, “Pezi” (1837-1918), 1870s–1890s
- Chiefs of the Sioux Wars and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Where object was made: Fort Yates, Dakota Territory (present-day North Dakota), United States
- contact print
- Image Dimensions Height/Width: 24.3 x 19 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width: 9 9/16 x 7 1/2 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.9 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions: 20 x 16 in - Gift of David T. Peters
- Not on display
- 2006.0278.12
- David Francis Barry, photographer
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Description
- Inscriptions/Signature
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Full-length portrait of John Grass, a Native American man, seated on classical stone structure. His arm is resting on the structure. He is wearing a large headdress, which extends to the floor. He is wearing a chest plate of bones, bound together. There is a studio backdrop of trees behind him. He is wearing a long, dark, button-down cloak and a plaid shirt.