Drawing
- Title:
- Rallying The Tribe To The War Drum
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1966.013.10
- Creator:
- Penn
- Date:
- 1912
- Description:
- Drawing, cartoon of "Rallying The Tribe To The War Drum", by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. Five white men dressed as Native Americans; teepee in the background labeled, "MEDICINE / MAN / JAKE'S / TEEPEE". "Jake" sits on a rock wearing a headdress beating a drum at left; four men at right: "Quinby", "Cy", "Lyford", and "Barton" look toward Jake. They are holding various weapons: rifle, club, tomahawk, and knife. Signed lower left: "Penn". Ink inscription lower right "3 col." Pencil inscription on reverse: "64,427 / 6 wide strong". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-11.1 W-14.05 inches
- Provenance:
- Accession includes printed and pen and ink political cartoons, given by Ernest Sherman, Headmaster at Proctor Academy.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ernest Sherman
- People:
- Barton, Jesse M. (1870-1943), Gallinger, Jacob H. (1837-1918), Lyford, James O. (1853-1924), Quinby, Henry B. (1846-1924), Sulloway, Cyrus A. (1839-1917)
- Subjects:
- Native Americans, Political cartoons, Political loyalty
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