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Portrait of Chief Geronimo
[Geronimo is a Spanish name derived from Jerome, Bedonkohe Apache Tribal name: Goyahkla or Gothalay, One Who Yawns] By Elbridge Ayer Burbank Mother: Juana Father: Taklishim [The Gray One] Maternal Clan: Unknown Paternal Clan: Unknown Spouse: Alope Children: They had three children. Siblings: 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Goyahkla was born in 1829 in Southern Arizona. Burbank said this about Geronimo: “I never had a finer sitter than Geronimo, although sometimes he became very nervous while posing. I would give him a few minutes’ rest until he quieted down. Invariably upon hearing a horse or footsteps, he would rush to the door and see who was coming. He seemed to have a haunting fear of being pursued, even though he was at the time a prisoner. As we worked day after day, my idea of Geronimo, the Apache, changed. I became so attracted to the old Indian that eventually I painted seven portraits of him.” From: “Burbank Among the Indians,” Mr. Burbank’s autobiography. Oil on canvas. L 51.1, W 40.7 cm Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, HUTR 3509 |
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