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George Catlin. Public Domain. Quick Facts. Significance: Artist who painted over 400 images of American Indians and brought fame to the pipestone quarries with his artwork. Place of Birth: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Date of Birth: July 26, 1796. Place of Death: Jersey City, NJ. Date of Death: December 23, 1872. Place of Burial: New York City, NY.
Feb 20, 2019 · Robert McNamara. Updated on February 20, 2019. The American artist George Catlin became fascinated with Native Americans in the early 1800s and traveled extensively throughout North America so he could document their lives on canvas. In his paintings and writings, Catlin portrayed Indian society in considerable detail.
Sep 5, 2002 · George Catlin (1796–1872), a lawyer turned painter, decided in the 1820s that he would make it his life's work to record the life and culture of American Indians living on the Plains. In 1830, Catlin visited Gen. William Clark, governor of the Missouri Territory, superintendent of Indian affairs in St. Louis and famous co-leader of the 1804 ...
This small collection of George Catlin papers came to the Smithsonian Institution in 1879 with Catlin’s “Indian Gallery,” his famous paintings from life of Native Americans completed... Learn more.
About this Artwork. Mandan chief Mató-Tópe, also called Four Bears, determined who had access to his village and the ceremonies and rites of the Mandan. As was the custom, Catlin arrived bearing gifts to exchange for the opportunity to meet him and to negotiate painting his portrait.
Dec 6, 2023 · A dignified portrayal. Catlin met The White Cloud, not in the U.S., but in Victorian London, when the Indigenous chief and his family were touring Europe as part of P.T. Barnum’s traveling circus from 1843 to 1845.
