
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 71 x 58.3 cm (27 15/16 x 22 15/16 in.)
framed: 80 x 67.6 cm (31 1/2 x 26 5/8 in.) -
Accession Number
1965.16.349
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
1966
Extended loan for use by the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1966-Nov. 1981, Mar. 1982-1990.
1980
American Indian Life: Paintings by George Catlin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980.
1981
George Catlin, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1981-1982.
2002
George Catlin and His Indian Gallery, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2002-2003, not in cat.
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: 89, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 49, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20187040