James Otto Lewis | |
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| Born | February 3, 1799 |
| Died | November 2, 1858 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | The Aboriginal Port Folio, 1835-1836 |
| Spouse | Sophia Peltier |
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James Otto Lewis (February 3, 1799 – November 2, 1858) was an American engraver and painter who was noted for his portraits of Native American leaders and other figures of the American frontier.[1] Lewis began his engraving career in Philadelphia about 1815.
From 1819 to at least 1834, Lewis worked in the west, what was then Michigan Territory, including present-day states of Indiana and Wisconsin. For eleven years of that time, he was working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, then within the War Department, to make portraits of Native Americans. He published copies of his work in The Aboriginal Port Folio in Philadelphia, between 1835 and 1836.
- ^ George C. Groce and David H. Wallace (1957). The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860. New Haven: Yale University Press.