Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State.

A self-taught artist, George Catlin is best remembered for his extensive travels across the American West, recording the lives of Native Americans in a collection of images the artist called his Indian Gallery.

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin was the first white man to depict Plains Indians in their native territory.

2021年1月20日 · Portrait paintings by George Catlin in the Smithsonian American Art Museum (2 C, 232 F)

2002年9月5日 · George Catlin and His Indian Gallery celebrates a crown jewel in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection — the nearly complete surviving set of Catlin’s first Indian Gallery painted in the 1830 s. It is the most comprehensive display of Catlin’s work in more than a century and includes artifacts Catlin collected while in Plains ...

George Catlin was an American artist known for his paintings of Native American culture during the early 19th century. View George Catlin’s 364 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

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2024年12月19日 · George Catlin was an American artist and author, whose paintings of Native American scenes constitute an invaluable record of Native American culture in the 19th century. Catlin practiced law for a short time but in 1823 turned to …

2005年11月24日 · These paintings—drawn from the nearly complete surviving set of Catlin's first Indian Gallery painted in the 1830s—are considered an authentic record of early Plains Indian culture and one of the most important collections at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

He emerged with 520 oil portraits and paintings of “probably the most truthful” view of scenes in Indian life ever presented to the public, portraying “man in the simplicity and loftiness of his nature, unrestrained by the disguise of art.”