| LC control no. | n 91092953 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tibbles, Susette La Flesche, 1854-1903 |
| Variant(s) | La Flesche, Susette, 1854-1903 Bright Eyes, 1854-1903 Inshta Theamba, 1854-1903 |
| Located | Lincoln (Neb.) |
| Birth date | 1854 |
| Death date | 1903 |
| Place of birth | Bellevue (Neb.) |
| Field of activity | Omaha Indians |
| Affiliation | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Profession or occupation | Public speaker Artist Author |
| Found in | Brown, M.M. Susette La Flesche, 1992: CIP galleys (Susette La Flesche Tibbles; Bright Eyes; b. 1854; d. 05-26-03) LC data base, 09-18-91 (hdg.: La Flesche, Susette, 1854-1903) Ploughed under, 1881: t.p. (Inshta Theamba (Bright Eyes)) Epier WWW home page, 25 Aug. 2005 (Susette La Flesche, her name in the Omaha Indian language was Inshta Theamba, Bright Eyes) Oo-Mah-Ha Ta-Wa-Tha (Omaha city), ©1898: title page (illustrations by Susette La Flesche Tibbles (Bright Eyes)) Janet Gwendolyn Smith Art, WWW site, December 16, 2014: American artists, 19th Century Artists (Susette La Flesche Tibbles; Nebraska artist; born 1854; died 27 May 1903; "Bright Eyes" or the Omaha name "Instha Theamba" was born in Bellevue, Nebraska to Joseph La Flesche "Iron Eye" or "Instramaza" (1822-1889) and Mary Gale (1829-1909) "The One Woman" or "Hinnuagsnun" from the Omaha tribe; educated in the mission school; attended four years of college at Elizabeth, New Jersey; in 1873 returned to teach at reservation school; known for her interpretive work for the Ponca tribe in the habeas corpus case where she met her future husband, Thomas H, Tibbles; married in 1882; traveled many years lecturing in Europe and the United States pleading the cause of the Native American; retired from public speaking and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska; studies art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; "Bright Eyes" was the symbol of the Native American Maiden, public speaker, author, artist, defender of Native Americans) <http://www.jgsart.com/susettelafleschetibbles.ivnu> |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
