McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 - TIMPOOCHEE BARNARD. AN UCHEE WARRIOR., from History of the Indian Tribes of - ca. 1838 - T-Shirt

This hand-coloured lithograph gives a dignified half-length portrait of Timpoochee Barnard, an Uchee warrior and leader, framed on a rectangular plate.

Visual Elements & Composition

The vertical composition centres a single figure in a red turban, set against soft cream and powder blue tones. Warm tan and brick red accents pick out the clothing and turban, while off-white paper carries the lighter areas. The portrait sits within a rectangular plate, and the printed caption reads TIMPOOCHEE BARNARD and AN UCHEE WARRIOR. with the publisher line PUBLISHED BY F.W. GREENOUGH, PHILAD'A beneath it. The text is set plainly, so the name stays the clearest element on the page.

Meaning & Symbolism

Barnard was a distinguished Uchee warrior who later commanded allied forces during the Creek War. He fought alongside American forces in the War of 1812 and the First Creek War, and his portrait records a man who stood between the Uchee people and the expanding American administration of the Southeast. The image comes from Thomas McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, a publication that set out to preserve the likenesses and biographies of tribal leaders its compilers considered significant. Its dignified presentation reflects that mission, in an era when such portraits helped shape how the public viewed indigenous political agency.

Wearing the Portrait

A portrait printed on a tee works at close range, where the face, the turban and the caption read clearly as the wearer moves. The rectangular plate translates naturally to the chest, keeping Barnard's composed gaze at the centre of the outfit. Wearing it puts a historical record of a named leader in daily view.