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Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations

Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations recounts the story of British and Cherokee diplomatic missions to each other's capitals in 1762. The exhibition takes a look at British and Cherokee societies through the eyes of first-time observers. Two of the most important works related to this story, portraits of Ostenaco by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Cunne Shote by Francis Parsons painted in June and July 1762, are in the Gilcrease permanent collection. This is the first time these paintings are reunited with the ethnographic and archaeological material that provide a context for the portraits.

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Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations is sponsored by the Cherokee Nation with assistance from the Oklahoma Arts Council.

Emissaries of Peace: the 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations is a “We the People” exhibit created by the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, N.C. The exhibit was created with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, First Citizens Bank, Harrah’s Foundation, and The Cannon Foundation.

Above: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Syacust Ukah, oil on canvas, 1762

July 4, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Getty Gallery