Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Red Cloud, Oglala (Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Plate 103)Sacred Art & IconographyRed Cloud, Oglala (Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Plate 103)artworkCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Red Cloud, Oglala (Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Plate 103)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/red-cloud-curtis-photogravure.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Red Cloud, Oglala (Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Plate 103). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/red-cloud-curtis-photogravureCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-red-cloud-oglala-edward-s-curtis-the-nor, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Red Cloud, Oglala (Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Plate 103)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/red-cloud-curtis-photogravure}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA photogravure portrait of Red Cloud, the Oglala Lakota chief, photographed by Edward S. Curtis and published as plate 103 in volume 3 of "The North American Indian" (1908), with the print itself produced by John Andrew and Son. Red Cloud is shown in traditional dress in a formal studio-style pose, one of thousands of portraits Curtis made of named individuals across many Indigenous nations for the project; it documents a specific historical leader's likeness and regalia, not any closed ceremony or ritual practice.FactsIn Other Languages (28 names)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCustodyCurrent LocationWell-attestedLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 1Current CustodianWell-attestedLibrary of Congress 1Custody HistoryWell-attestedPhotographed by Edward S. Curtis in the field; published as plate 103 in "The North American Indian" volume 3, 1908, photogravure by John Andrew and Son; the Curtis project's prints and negatives were later acquired into the Library of Congress collection. 1Physical FormMediumWell-attestedPhotogravure 1Rights and ReproductionReproduction and CopyrightWell-attestedThis atlas describes and cites the photogravure rather than reproducing it, and describes a named leader's portrait, not any closed ceremony. 1OriginsCreationWell-attested1905 to 1908 1CountryWell-attestedUnited States 1Subject MatterDepicted SubjectWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own accountRed Cloud, Oglala Lakota chief, in traditional dress, a formal individual portrait. 2In Other Languages (28 names)Pulang PanganoronRed CloudRudý oblakRed Cloud (indfødt amerikaner)Κόκκινο ΣύννεφοRuĝa NuboNube RojaPunane PilvHodei Gorriابر سرخPunainen PilviReade Wolkलाल बादलCrveni OblakNuvola Rossaレッド・クラウド마흐피야 루타Sarkanais MākonisRed Cloud (indianenleider)Czerwona ChmuraNuvem VermelhaКрасное ОблакоČervený oblakசிகப்பு மேகம்Maȟpíya LútaЧервона Хмараریڈ کلاؤڈ红云Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionLakota Religion, Religions Well-attested Source Red Cloud, Oglala, Curtis Collection (Library of Congress)tier 2Sources1. Red Cloud, Oglala, Curtis Collection (Library of Congress)tier 2Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division2. Red Cloud, Wikipediatier 3WikipediaView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearChoose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.YearPresent1905Show This Year