A rare portrait of Seminole Chief Micanopy is going on display today at the Seminole Tribe's museum.

Micanopy led the tribe during the 2nd Seminole war. After seven years of battles against American troops, he was captured and sent to Oklahoma, where he died in January 1849.

Micanopy was painted by Charles Bird King but the original was destroyed in a fire. The tribe acquired a copy that was commissioned in 1832.

The portrait will be displayed at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Reservation for three months. It was acquired from a private collector.

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Seminoles display rare portrait of famed chief (The Miami Herald 8/18)
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Relevant Links:
Seminole Tribe - http://www.seminoletribe.com

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