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Seth Kinman

American pioneer (1815–1888)

Seth Kinman (September 29, 1815 – February 24, 1888)[1] was an early settler of Humboldt County, California, a hunter based in Fort Humboldt, a famous chair maker, and a nationally recognized entertainer. He stood over 6 ft (1.83 m) tall and was known for his hunting prowess and his brutality toward bears and Indian warriors. Kinman claimed to have shot a total of over 800 grizzly bears, and, in a single month, over 50 elk.[2] He was also a hotel keeper, saloon keeper, and a musician who performed for President Lincoln on a fiddle made from the skull of a mule.

Known for his publicity seeking, Kinman appeared as a stereotypical mountain man dressed in buckskins on the U.S. East Coast and selling cartes de visites of himself and his famous chairs. The chairs were made from elkhorns and grizzly bear skins and given to U.S. Presidents.[3][4] Presidents so honored include James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Rutherford Hayes. He may have had a special relationship with

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Does this portrait of a Mountain Man work?

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    Does this portrait of a Mountain Man work?

    This is an 1865 portrait of California mountain man, Seth Kinman.

    Kinman (1815-1888) was a settler in Humboldt County, and killed nearly 1,000 grizzly bears. He used two grizzly skins to make this famous “grizzly chair,” which he presented to President Andrew Johnson. (There’s a colorized version of this image in the ongoing Lounge thread titled “The Latest Abomination.”)

    The detail that struck me first was the way his left hand is composed – imitating the bear claws next to it. It suggests to me that Kinman was a vicious man indeed. Yet his graceful, cross-legged posture suggests civilization, like he’s discussing Mark Twain in an upscale hotel lobby. One might also note Kinman’s baby face setting-off the grizzly’s angry snarl. More could be said about his body language & the careful arrangement of the props.

    Do you think this image succeeds as complex portraiture?

    Or is it little more than cheap melodrama?
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    Ursus horribilis: Seth Kinman’s Grizzly Chair

    AAUC/UAAC (Association des universités d’art du Canada / Universities Art Association of Canada) Ursus horribilis Seth Kinman’s Grizzly Chair Author(s): Vanessa Bateman Source: RACAR: revue d'art canadienne / Canadian Art Review, Vol. 43, No. 1 (2018), pp. 99-108 Published by: AAUC/UAAC (Association des universités d’art du Canada / Universities Art Association of Canada) Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26454016 Accessed: 31-08-2018 18:03 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms AAUC/UAAC (Association des universités d’art du Canada / Universities Art Association of Canada) is collaborating

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