Nicolas Point Missionary Drawings Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Nicolas Point Missionary Drawings Collection
Subject
Creator
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
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.
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.
Paulin
A member of the Coeur d'Alene tribe from the foot of the Cataldo Mountain, Idaho. 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.