A Crow Village of Skin Tents on the Salmon River
1855/1869
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: 47 x 62.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)
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Accession Number
1965.16.350
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
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 Frank Wisner, U.S. Embassy residence, Cairo, Egypt, 1986-1991.
Bibliography
1970
American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 33.
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 123, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 59, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20188264