Three Creek Indians, 1861/1869

Not on View

Medium

oil on card mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 45.6 x 61.8 cm (17 15/16 x 24 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection

Accession Number

1965.16.115

Artists / Makers

George Catlin (artist) American, 1796 - 1872

Image Use

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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

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 27.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 111, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 94, repro.