George Catlin
- BORN
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July 26, 1796
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
- DIED
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December 23, 1872
Jersey City, New Jersey
Catlin, a self-taught artist, came to Missouri in 1830 and made St. Louis his home as he made his travels along the Missouri River. In 1831 he traveled on the Platte River with the American Fur Company, and in 1832 he traveled up the Missouri to Fort Union on the steamboat named Yellowstone. On these trips, he traced parts of the route Lewis and Clark took in the early 19th century. During the five trips he made along the river between 1830 and 1836, he made more than 450 works.
The artist also exhibited the paintings in his Indian Gallery in Washington, D.C., in April 1838, in Philadelphia, 1838, and Boston, 1838.
The artist’s work may also be seen at the Denver Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, West Point Museum, West Point, N. Y., Yale University Art Gallery, and at many others.
The life and works of this artist have been extensively researched and documented. To find articles and books on this artist, visit the library catalogs of these partner institutions: St. Louis Public Library, Spencer Art Reference Library at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Jannes Library at the Kansas City Art Institute. To find other resources in your area, including those of public and academic libraries, visit WorldCat.org.
George Catlin, Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior, 1844-1845.
Oil on Canvas, 29 x 24 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.521.
George Catlin, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe, Teton Dakota (Western Sioux), 1830-1832.
Oil on Canvas, 28 x 23 3/16 in.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Promised Gift of Paul DeBruce, 40.2012.2.
Reproduced with permission of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“George Catlin: Artist File.” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
Select Sources
Brian W. Dippie, et al., George Catlin and his Indian Gallery (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2002).
“George Catlin papers, undated,” Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, accessed January 15, 2021, https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/george-catlin-papers-5435
George Catlin, Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians: Written During Eight Years’ Travel (1832-1839) Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 3rd ed., 2 vols. (London: 1841, repr., New York: Dover Publications, 1973).
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press, https://www.oxfordartonline.com/.
Image Credits
Artwork
George Catlin, Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior, 1844-1845.
Oil on Canvas, 29 x 24 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.521.
George Catlin, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe, Teton Dakota (Western Sioux), 1830-1832.
Oil on Canvas, 28 x 23 3/16 in.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Promised Gift of Paul DeBruce, 40.2012.2.
Reproduced with permission of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Portrait of Artist
William Fisk, George Catlin, 26 Jul 1796-23 Dec 1872, 1849.
Oil on Canvas, 62 1/2 x 52 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Miss May C. Kinney, Ernest C. Kinney and Bradford Wickes, 1945, NPG.70.14.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“George Catlin: Artist File.” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Artist’s work in these institutions’ collections
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Gilcrease Museum
Bibliography
Select Sources
Brian W. Dippie, et al., George Catlin and his Indian Gallery (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2002).
“George Catlin papers, undated,” Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, accessed January 15, 2021, https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/george-catlin-papers-5435
George Catlin, Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians: Written During Eight Years’ Travel (1832-1839) Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 3rd ed., 2 vols. (London: 1841, repr., New York: Dover Publications, 1973).
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press, https://www.oxfordartonline.com/.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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