Indian Camp in the Forest

1854/1869

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: 47.5 x 62.8 cm (18 11/16 x 24 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1965.16.289


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

1967

  • Catlin, Bodmer, Miller: Artist Explorers of the 1830's, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1967-1974.

1992

  • Picturing Paradise: The Rain Forest at Risk, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992-1993, no. cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 36.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 74, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 115, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20188110


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