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Catching White Fish, Ojibbeway Indians, in the Rapids of the Sault St. Marie, Outlet of Lake Superior, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Catlin, George 1796-1872  Search this
Medium:
Oil on cardboard on bristol board
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 2800 Grove Avenue Richmond Virginia 23221 Accession Number: 85.610
Date:
Ca. 1865-1870
Notes:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1989.
"Artists of Michigan from the nineteenth century: a sesquicentennial exhibition commemorating Michigan statehood, 1837-1987," Muskegon, Mich.: Muskegon Museum of Art, 1987.
Summary:
Indians fishing for whitefish in the rapids of Sault St. Marie, outlet of Lake Superior.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic--Ojibwa  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Fishing  Search this
Landscape--Lake--Lake Superior  Search this
Landscape--Michigan--Sault Sainte Marie  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Canoe  Search this
Control number:
IAP 55740173
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_312021