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Black Knife, an Apache Warrior

Black Knife, an Apache Warrior, John Mix Stanley, 1846

John Mix Stanley, portrait

John Mix StanleyAmerican, 1814–1872

Black Knife, an Apache Warrior

1846 · Painting · 107.8 × 132.1 cm

May one see it?

Unknown

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the painting

Black Knife, also known as Baishan, or by his Spanish name, Cuchillo Negro, was a celebrated Apache chief. His raids on Mexico made him a nominal ally of U.S. army battalions sent to the area following the outbreak of the Mexican War (1846--48). The Apache sought to protect their ancestral lands, which had become disputed territories between Mexico and the United States.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Particulars

1846 · aged 32

18141872

Accession number: 1985.66.248,933

What it shows

Landscape Animal Man Horse Portrait

In the catalog

Paintings Oil American painting Romanticism Realism 19th century

Sources

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0

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