Chief Crowfoot lived from 1830 to 1890. He spent much of his life in the open prairie. Crowfoot and Henderson did not meet each other, thus Henderson would have painted him from a photograph. Chief Crowfoot’s Blackfoot name was Chapo- mexico which means “Crow Big Foot.”
Using the media player above, listen to Linda Many Guns speak about the origins of his name, family history, and exploits (3m 45s).
James Henderson
Crowfoot (Blackfoot Indian Chief), c. 1924
oil on board
23.9 x 19.7 cm
Collection of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB.
