Charles Bird King

Charles Bird King was an American painter (1785–1862). He was born at Newport and died at Washington, D.C.

Also recorded as C. B. King; Charles B. King; chas. b. king.

Charles Bird King in brief

Born
1785
Died
1862
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Newport
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Recognition and collections

Work by Charles Bird King is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Yale University Art Gallery and Buffalo AKG Art Museum.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 12 named public collections.

Gilcrease Museum: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. White House: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Corcoran Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. New York Historical: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale University Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 46 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

King, Charles Bird, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. King, Charles Bird, Oxford Art Online, 2018. King, Charles Bird (1785-1862), artist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Charles Bird King: An Appreciation, American Art Journal, 1974. The Indian Legacy of Charles Bird King, The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, 1977. Traversing Two Cultures: A Portrait of William McIntosh, Southern Slave Owner and Lower Creek Chief, Panorama, 2020. Kenneth Haltman, Professor, School of Visual Arts University of Oklahoma, Panorama, 2016.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior (1838) — Internet Archive. Poor Artist's Cupboard (1815) — Internet Archive. Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, A Shawnoe Chief (1838) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Samuel King is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City, London and United States.

Works named in the authority record are Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees.

Work by Charles Bird King is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Yale University Art Gallery, Buffalo AKG Art Museum and Georgia Museum of Art.

Chronology

  1. 1785Charles Bird King born at Newport.
  2. 1815Poor Artist's Cupboard (Q214867).
  3. 1815Poor Artist's Cupboard digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1821Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  5. 1824Mrs. John Quincy Adams (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  6. 1827Co-sne-boin (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  7. 1827Jack-o-pa (The Six) (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  8. 1838Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1838Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, A Shawnoe Chief digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1862Charles Bird King died at Washington, D.C..

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Charles Bird King: An Appreciation, American Art Journal, 1974

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    King, Charles Bird (1785-1862), artist, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    King, Charles Bird, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    King, Charles Bird, Oxford Art Online, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Charles Bird King (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    The Indian Legacy of Charles Bird King, The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, 1977

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Charles Bird King.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Charles Bird King as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Charles Bird King.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 46 works naming Charles Bird King.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2958563: Charles Bird King

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Charles Bird King”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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