Title:
Captain Jack's Cave in the lava bed, Lake Tule, Tulare County, California
Creator/Contributor:
Simpson, William (1823-1899), British, artist (artist)
Date:
1873
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0278--B
Format:
painting on paper mounted on board: watercolor and pencil
28 x 44.5 cm.
Content/Description:
Man entering rocky cave interior; fire pit, bedding, and utensils in center (Captain Jack was Modoc Indian Chief involved
in Modoc war who was hanged in 1873 at Fort Klamath).
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (LL): Captain Jack's Cave in the lava bed, Lake Tule, California, April 1873, W[illia]m Simpson.
Subjects:
Camping;
Indians of North America
Genre/Format:
Paintings;
Watercolors