Henry InmanAmerican, 1801–1846Pes-Ke-Le-Cha-Co
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Pes-Ke-Le-Cha-Co” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 760, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked October 12, 2026.
New York, United States
Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Pes-Ke-Le-Cha-Co is an oil painting by Henry Inman currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It depicts Pawnee chief Pes-Ke-Le-Cha-Co as of 1832, painted as a copy of a now destroyed set of paintings by Charles Bird King. It was painted by Inman around 1832 to 1833.
Inman was an American artist who is well known for his portraits. He was asked by Thomas L. McKenney to copy over 100 oil paintings by King and translate them to his set of Native American chief biographies, History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Details
- Accession number
- 2018.501.2
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)
![Patrick Carr, Jr., known as Paddy Carr [Artowayon]; Muscogee Interpreter for the 1826 Treaty of Washington, Henry Inman, c. 1832-1834](https://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUAM:784914/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
