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Bookmark or Share- George Catlin | Smithsonian American Art MuseumArtist George Catlin journeyed west five times in the 1830s, traversing the Great Plains and visiting more than 140 American Indian tribes. In hundreds of canvases, Catlin recorded the lifeways of Plains Indians, including illustrating massive herds of buffalo and their importance in daily life.
- George Catlin - WikipediaGeorge Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians .
- George Catlin’s Obsession - Smithsonian MagazineThough not the first artist to paint American Indians, Catlin was the first to picture them so extensively in their own territories and one of the few to portray them as fellow human beings...
- George Catlin and His Indian Gallery | Smithsonian American ...George Catlin (1796–1872), a lawyer turned painter, decided in the 1820s that he would make it his life's work to record the life and culture of American Indians living on the Plains.
- George Catlin - U.S. National Park ServiceQuick Facts. Significance: Artist who painted over 400 images of American Indians and brought fame to the pipestone quarries with his artwork. Place of Birth: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Date of Birth: July 26, 1796. Place of Death: Jersey City, NJ. Date of Death: December 23, 1872. Place of Burial: New York City, NY. Cemetery Name:
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