No-Way-Ke-Sug-Ga, Otoe
1842
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1842
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
No-Way-Ke-Sug-Ga, Otoe is a 1842 ink by Alfred Hoffy, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a person with a tall red feather headdress and face paint. They’re wearing a decorated shirt with fringe and beads, a red sash, and a large medal around their neck. The background is plain, keeping all focus on the person’s clothing and confident pose. The name at the bottom, *No-Way-Ke-Sug-Ga*, is written in a style that matches the 1840s. The artist used hand-colored lithography—meaning the image was drawn on stone, then printed and colored by hand. Next, look up lithography to see how this printing method worked.
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