Scene from the Lower Mississippi
1861/1869
Artist, American, 1796 - 1872
George Catlin

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 45 x 63 cm (17 11/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1965.16.196
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
1970
Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Dublin, Ireland, 1970-1975.
1975
Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1975-1978.
1984
Extended loan for use by Justice John Paul Stevens, The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1984-2019
Bibliography
1970
American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 32.
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 101, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 88, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20188575