Nicolas Point Missionary Drawings Collection

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Title

Nicolas Point Missionary Drawings Collection

Source

De Smetiana collection

Publisher

Jesuit Archives & Research Center

Contributor

Jesuit Archives & Research Center

Rights

Reproduced with permission of the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus.

Format

JPEG

Language

fre
eng

Type

Still images

Identifier

JA-IX-C-9

Abstract

The Nicolas Point Gallery introduces the missionary activities of the Jesuits among Native American in the Northwestern and Midwestern United States. Pencil sketches and watercolor drawings by Jesuit Nicolas Point (1799-1868) depict the encounter between the various groups.

Date Available

2016-9-28

Extent

109 items

Temporal Coverage

circa 1841-1847

Rights Holder

Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus.

Collection Items

Ste Marie
Painting of the St. Mary's Mission to Salish in Montanta. Ink on paper, circa 1842.

Sacred Heart Mission among the Coeur d'Alene
Diagram of the Sacred Heart Mission to the Coeur d'Alene in Idaho with annotated key. Sepia ink on Paper, 1859-1860.

Sacred Heart Mission among the Coeur d'Alene
Painting of Sacred Heart Mission to the Coeur d'Alene in Idaho. The Reverse features pencil sketches of two male figures. Pen and watercolor on paper, circa 1837-1847.

Purselle Mansion
Graphite on paper, circa 1837-1847.

Interior of St. Mary's Church, Flathead Mission: Communion at Easter
Members of the Native American Salish tribe receive communion. Reverse reads "A great many Indians kneeling on the interior of the church." Watercolor on paper and reverse, circa 1842.

Insula, or Red Feather, Grand Chief and Brave among the Flathead
Insula, given the baptismal name of Michel for the archangel of War, was a war chief among the Salish. Graphite on paper, 1840.

Pierre-Jean
Graphite on paper, circa 1840.

Paulin
A member of the Coeur d'Alene tribe from the foot of the Cataldo Mountain, Idaho. Graphite on paper, circa 1842.

Augustin
Graphite on paper, circa 1842.

Tskilkskwe (Damas)
Tskilskwe, or Five Names, was the elder son of Gabriel, the chief of the St. Joseph River Band of the Coeur d'Alene. Graphite on paper, circa 1842.
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