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George Catlin

697 works

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Woman and Child, Showing How the Heads of Children are Flattened

Oil portrait of a man with a red feathered headdress, fur robe, claw necklace and silver earrings against a pale sky.

Wah-ro-née-sah, The Surrounder, Chief of the Otoe Tribe

1832

Painting of a wide river curving past grassy bluffs, with small figures on the edge and a distant village under a streaked sk

Distant View of the Mandan Village

1832

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, and fringed hide shirt with beaded decoration against a m

Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa

1832

Painted scene of feathered dancers running around a drum while spectators watch from earth lodges under a cloudy sky.

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony

1832

Oil portrait of a man with coiled hair, beaded earrings, shell necklace and a decorated fringed garment against a cloudy sky.

Ha-wón-je-tah, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe

1832

Painted portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, red face paint, and beaded shirt, holding a decorated pipe.

Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe

1832

Painting of a prairie river with tipi camp, a fort, and figures on a green hilltop under a pale sky.

Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis

1832

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior

1831

Painting of a large ball game on a grassy field with many players, tipis, spectators and rolling hills under a blue sky.

Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up

1846

Portrait of a man in a blue cape with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, face paint, and a small mirror.

Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy

1830

Two-part painting of a man in feathered headdress with a pipe, and the same man from behind in a blue coat, top hat and umbre

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington

1837

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint and bare chest against a green background, by George Catlin, 1832.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief in Mourning

1832

Painted portrait of a man in a red and black feathered headdress, face painted, wearing a claw necklace and fringed garment.

Mu-hu-she-kaw (Le nuage blanc)

1846

Painting of an open autumn prairie with a herd of elk grazing and three figures with rifles in the lower right foreground.

Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie

1840

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet and black dress, resting her hand on a Holy Bible, seated in a red chair.

Portrait of Polly Sutton Catlin

1840

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint, feathered ornament, beaded necklace and fringed decorated shirt agains

H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave

1830

Painting of mounted hunters chasing a buffalo herd across green hills, with fallen buffalo and rocky bluffs in the distance.

Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone

1830

Painting of a feathered Indigenous man beside a man in a top hat and dark coat holding a parasol and fan.

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington

1830

Portrait of a man with feathered headdress, red face paint, and beaded shirt holding a decorated pipe, against a pale sky.

Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe

1830

Portrait of a Native American man with a red feather headdress, silver earrings, fur robe and claw necklace.

Wah-ro-née-sah, The Surrounder, Chief of the Tribe

1830

Painted portrait of a standing warrior holding a feathered war club, wearing a fur robe, red headdress and beaded jewelry.

Om-pah-tón-ga, Big Elk, a Famous Warrior

1830

Painting of seated men in a circle around fires and cooking pots, with two large tipis and a feathered ceremonial pole behind

Sioux Dog Feast

1830

Full-length portrait of a standing woman in beaded bodice, layered necklaces, patterned shawl and red leggings, with a landsc

Wife of Kee-o-kúk

1830

Painted portrait of a seated man in a blue fringed jacket, red zigzag sash and feathered headdress, against a muted backgroun

Há-tchoo-túc-knee, Snapping Turtle, a Half-breed

1830

Two young men in feathered headdresses and red leggings, one playing a flute and one holding a painted staff, on grassland.

Two Young Men

1830

Oil portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered black headband, bone necklace and a long pipe across his lap.

Háw-che-ke-súg-ga, He Who Kills the Osages, Chief of the Tribe

1830

Seated man in red blanket and feathered headdress holding a beaded shield, painted against a pale landscape.

Cler-mónt, First Chief of the Tribe

1830

Wife of The Six

1830

Meach-o-shín-gaw, Little White Bear, a Distinguished Brave

1830

Full-length painting of a standing man in feathered headdress holding a spear, with shield and tomahawk, before a lodge.

A-wun-ne-wa-be, Bird of Thunder

1840

Painting of a standing man in feathered headdress and fringed robe holding a decorated lance, with a green landscape behind.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Full Dress

1830