George Catlin Artist

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. By travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin is the first person to visually record Plains Indians in their native territory.

Personal facts

George Catlin
Birth dateJuly 26, 1796
Birth place
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
Nationality
United States
Date of deathDecember 23, 1872
Place of death
Jersey City New Jersey

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Field of work
Painting
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External resources

  1. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/catlin/highlights.html
  2. http://americanart.si.edu/search/artist_bio.cfm?StartRow=1&ID=782&skip=1&CFID=17541424&CFTOKEN=665251c513bd46ce-07AC70B9-9818-DF64-4DC76B4F91A3D2D1
  3. http://catlinclassroom.si.edu/cl.html
  4. http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8477075
  5. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CA073.html
  6. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=236409
  7. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=236410
  8. http://roxen.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/html/catlin
  9. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collectionsonline/catlgeor
  10. http://www.archive.org/details/cihm_26855