Two Unidentified North American Indians

1861/1869

George Catlin

Artist, American, 1796 - 1872

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on card mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.4 x 64 cm (18 11/16 x 25 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1965.16.59

Artwork history & notes

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

Exhibition History

1972

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 1972-1976.

1982

  • Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1982-2010.

2014

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Ernest Moniz, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., 2014-2016.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 29.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 119, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 102, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20188618

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