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Artist:
George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (28.5 x 36.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1832
Luce Center Label:
“This village is built upon an open prairie, and the gracefully undulating hills that rise in the distance behind it are everywhere covered with a verdant green turf, without a tree or a bush anywhere to be seen. This view was taken from the deck of the steamer when I was on my way up the river.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 25, 1841; reprint 1973)
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Western  Search this
Landscape\United States  Search this
Indian\Arikara  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\hut  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Object number:
1985.66.386
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71a45d2c0-3357-4b42-aefb-71ecfdb7c1b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.66.386