Three Riccarree Indians, 1861

Not on View

Medium

oil on card mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 47.2 x 61.7 cm (18 9/16 x 24 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection

Accession Number

1965.16.90

Artists / Makers

George Catlin (artist) American, 1796 - 1872

Image Use

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Inscription

lower center: Geo. Catlin / 61.

Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul

Exhibition History

1967: Catlin, Bodmer, Miller: Artist Explorers of the 1830's, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1967-1974.

1975: Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1975.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 24.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 109, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 97, repro.