Catlin, George, 1796-1872
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1796-07-26 - 1872-12-23
Biography
American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Catlin Collection, 1840-1858
Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-35
Scope and Contents
Painter of Indian life. Correspondence between Catlin and Sir Thomas Phillips, Catlin’s sponsor, relating to the financial difficulties of each, and to London Exhibitions. Includes sketchbook of the Dragoon Expedition from Fort Gibson to the Ouachita Mountains and Comanche Country of southwestern Oklahoma.
Dates:
1840 - 1858
George Catlin Manuscript of Mandan Village, 1840
Collection
Identifier: 1000-187
Content Description
Unpublished proof of a chapter of Catlin's ms. entitled "Mandan Village."Pages 1-4 in final page form, cut and trimmed on single folded leaf with stab holes (23 cm.)Pages 5-8 printed on recto only of single leaf folded and stitched, with ms. corrections (20 cm.)Pages 5-12 printed on recto and verso of single folded leaf, with pages 5-8 corrected as on above proof and pages 9-12 in rough form with ms. corrections; pages 9-12 printed in duplicate on recto...
Dates:
1840
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