Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior, George Catlin, 1831
Catlin painted this subject at three different points in his life: young (this painting), then before and after the subject visited washington, d. C. The warrior was ostracized by his tribe after he returned from washington. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1831. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 73.6 cm (29 in) ; width: 60.9 cm (24 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum. George Catlin - Pigeons Egg Head - Smithsonian