Sequoyah
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For twelve years, he worked to devise a method of writing for the Cherokee language. His syllabary, which ultimately included eighty-six symbols representing each of the language\u00e2\u0080\u0099s syllables, was approved by the Cherokee chiefs in 1825. The system made possible a rapid spread of literacy throughout the Cherokee Nation and the creation of written documents, including a constitution in 1827. The following year, the Cherokee Phoenix, a weekly bilingual newspaper, began publication in New Echota, Georgia."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "This portrait of Sequoyah is based on a painting by Charles Bird King, who is best known for his portrayals of Native Americans. The original work, which was commissioned by Superintendent of Indian Affairs Thomas McKenney, was destroyed by the fire that swept through the Smithsonian Castle in early 1865."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en el pueblo cherokee de Tuskegee, Tennessee"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Sequoyah, hijo de una mujer cherokee y un tratante de pieles de Virginia, fue guerrero, cazador y platero. Trabaj\u00c3\u00b3 12 a\u00c3\u00b1os en la creaci\u00c3\u00b3n de un sistema de escritura para la lengua cherokee. Su silabario lleg\u00c3\u00b3 a incluir 86 s\u00c3\u00admbolos que representaban cada s\u00c3\u00adlaba de dicha lengua y fue aprobado por los jefes cherokees en 1825. El sistema facilit\u00c3\u00b3 la r\u00c3\u00a1pida alfabetizaci\u00c3\u00b3n de la Naci\u00c3\u00b3n Cherokee y la creaci\u00c3\u00b3n de documentos escritos, incluida una constituci\u00c3\u00b3n en 1827. Al a\u00c3\u00b1o siguiente comenz\u00c3\u00b3 a publicarse el semanario biling\u00c3\u00bce Cherokee Phoenix en Nueva Echota, Georgia."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Este retrato de Sequoyah se basa en una pintura de Charles Bird King, quien se dio a conocer por sus im\u00c3\u00a1genes de nativos americanos. La obra original, encargada por el superintendente de Asuntos Ind\u00c3\u00adgenas, Thomas McKenney, fue destruida por el incendio que sufri\u00c3\u00b3 el Castillo Smithsonian a inicios de 1865."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Geoffrey B. Churchill, Wilbraham, Mass.; purchased 1979 NPG"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846"}, {"label": "Copy after", "content": "Charles Bird King, 26 Sep 1785 - 18 Mar 1862"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Sequoyah, c. 1770 - Aug 1843"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Symbols & Motifs\\Medal\\Peace medal"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Interior"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Printed Material\\Document"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Equipment\\Smoking Implements\\Pipe\\Peace pipe"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Home Furnishings\\Furniture\\Table\\Writing table"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Equipment\\Drafting & Writing Implements\\Writing implement\\Pen\\Quill"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Container\\Inkwell"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Headgear\\Turban"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Robe\\Banyan"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Sequoyah: Male"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Sequoyah: Education and Scholarship\\Educator"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Sequoyah: Education and Scholarship\\Scholar\\Linguist"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Oil on canvas"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Stretcher: 76.8 x 64.1 x 2.5cm (30 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Frame: 89.5 x 77.5 x 8.9cm (35 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 3 1/2\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Painting"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.174", "hash": "97d5eb2d3e20ef4cb4f44efba8fbe5af97c2f9b6", "docSignature": "87c9657bfcae18ae847f073060392c33", "timestamp": 1664441800, "lastTimeUpdated": 1664441745, "title": "Sequoyah"}