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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 36.5 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1832
Luce Center Label:
George Catlin’s Missouri River voyage in 1832 brought him into a vast country that led him to describe eloquently what he painted. “There is no more beautiful prairie country in the world, than that which is to be seen in this vicinity . . . The surface of the country is gracefully and slightly undulating, like the swells of the retiring ocean after a heavy storm. And everywhere covered with a beautiful green turf, and with occasional patches and clusters of trees. The soil in this region is also rich, and capable of making one of the most beautiful and productive countries in the world.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 32, 1841; reprint 1973)
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Western  Search this
Indian  Search this
Landscape\time\sunset  Search this
Landscape\river\Missouri River  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\teepee  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Object number:
1985.66.403
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/vk78f13c6bb-7ab2-4fa3-b34d-2a251e5f13d1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.66.403