Scene from the Lower Mississippi

1861/1869

George Catlin

Artist, American, 1796 - 1872

George Catlin

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on card mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45 x 63 cm (17 11/16 x 24 13/16 in.)

  • 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


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