Inscription
lower left on card: A/109; upper center on board on applied paper: 236; upper center reverse in graphite, circled: 236
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.
Exhibition History
- 1870
- Indiens des deux Ameriques, Salle du Jardin Botanique, Brussels, 1870, no. 236.
- 1871
- Catlin's Indian Cartoons, Somerville Gallery, New York, 1871, no. 236.
- 1872
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1872.
- 1876
- Possibly Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876.
- 1956
- George Catlin, American Indians: Paintings from The Collection of the American Museum of Natural History, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1956.
- 1964
- Loan for display with permanent collection, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, 1964-1974.
- 1986
- Extended loan for use by Ambassador Richard Burt, U.S. Embassy residence, Bonn, West Germany, 1986-1989.
- 1990
- Extended loan for use by Ambassador Stroock, U.S. Embassy residence, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1990-1992.
- 1993
- Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994.
Bibliography
- 1970
- American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 31.
- 1980
- American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 41, repro.
- 1992
- American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 48, repro.