Art Survey No. 1002: Buffalo Chase with Bows and Lances / LR "G. Catlin", 1855
Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1002
Scope and Contents
Depicts Indians on horseback with bows and lances chasing buffalo herd over a hill. Sketches on the upper Missouri in 1832, Sioux Indians. In stained wood frame. Catlin cat. (1871) #145.
Dates
- 1855
Creator
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Artist, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA; Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe. Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
Extent
1 Object : painting : oil on canvas ; 18 5/8 x 25 5/8 in., in frame 21 5/8 x 28 1/2 in.
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Fair (4).
Exhibition Note
10/16/1958 - 10/31/1958 "George Catlin." Kennedy Galleries.
Local Note
A-90.
Creator
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Artist, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
