Dance to the Medicine Bag of the Brave
Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1010
Dates
- 1853-1870
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 paper ; 18 1/8 x 24 3/8 in., mounted 21 x 27 3/4 in.
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Fair (4).
General Note
Depicts group of Indians dancing in a circle carrying weapons with elaborate hair, with drummers on right. Sauk ceremony to celebrate a war victory. Mounted on painted green cardboard. Catlin cat. (1871) #160.
Exhibition Note
10/16/1958 - 10/31/1958 "George Catlin." Kennedy Galleries.
Local Note
A-244.
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
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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