Calvin Coolidge as Chief Wamblee-Tokaha of the tribe of Sioux Indians

Image ID: ART009
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An oil painting of former President Calvin Coolidge in Indian headdress as Wamblee-Tokah. The headdress and name was given to Coolidge by Sioux leaders Chief Chauncey Yellow Robe and Rosebud Yellow Robe in a ceremony on August 4, 1927 in Black Hills, South Dakota.
On exhibit in the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Forbes Library, Northampton, MA.

Image Details

Dublin Core
Title
Calvin Coolidge as Chief Wamblee-Tokaha of the tribe of Sioux Indians
Subject
Sioux
Oil paintings
Presidents
Calvin Coolidge
Headdresses
Portrait paintings
Portraits
Description
An oil painting of former President Calvin Coolidge in Indian headdress as Wamblee-Tokah. The headdress and name was given to Coolidge by Sioux leaders Chief Chauncey Yellow Robe and Rosebud Yellow Robe in a ceremony on August 4, 1927 in Black Hills, South Dakota.
On exhibit in the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Forbes Library, Northampton, MA.
Creator
Frank Clifford Ashford
Date
1927
Format
oil painting
Identifier
ART009
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
29.75" x 24.75"

Citation

Frank Clifford Ashford, “Calvin Coolidge as Chief Wamblee-Tokaha of the tribe of Sioux Indians,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed December 21, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/867.