Chief of Tribe with Club, Winnebago / Mid "Catlin P."
Description
Oil painting depicting four full length portraits of warriors, two on right wearing robes and carrying clubs, one on left wearing backskin, smoking pipe, man on far left wearing robe and carrying club.
Dates
- 1853 - 1870
Creator
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Artist, Person)
Biographical sketch
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 Painting : oil ; 17 3/4 x 24 in.
Language of Materials
English
Publication Date
1853-1870.
General Note
Wood (Winnebago Chief), He who puts all out of doors (warrior), He who comes on the thunder (warrior), and The little elk (warrior).
General Note
Support: Paper.
General Note
Negative #327041, 2A13860; 4"x5" slide #905; 35mm slide #905.
General Note
Catlin cat. (1871) #4.
General Note
Condition: Fair (4).
General Note
Frame: Mounted on painted green cardboard, 20 15/16 x 27 3/4.
General Note
Exhibitions note: 10/16/1958 - 10/31/1958"George Catlin." Kennedy Galleries.
Local Note
A-201.
Creator
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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