Hole-in-the-Day - Chief Bogemageshig

Hole-in-the-Day - Chief Bogemageshig by Sarah Thorp Heald in 1934. Crow Wing County Historical Society. Oil on Panel.

This painting was done by Heald in honor of the President of the Crow Wing County Historical Society, who passed away in 1934. Heald could have chosen to depict Hole-In-The-Day because he was a great leader, similar to Henry Cohen, or it may just be because Heald was fascinated by Hole-in-the-Day and early Crow Wing County History. In her short story "Waseya," she writes about Hole-in-the-Day and his many wives. In this artwork, she paints him in a fairly standard portrait, paying attention to his beadwork, his braided hair, and the feathers within it.