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George Catlin

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Painting of riders on horseback chasing bison across green rolling hills, with bulls shielding calves in the foreground.

Buffalo Chase - Bulls Protecting the Calves

1861/1869

Painting of bison bulls fighting on open prairie, with a large herd spread across the grassland under a cloudy sky.

Bulls Fighting

1861/1869

Mounted hunters with spears attack two grizzly bears on open grassland under a cloudy sky, painted in an oval frame.

K'nisteneux Indians Attacking Two Grizzly Bears

1861/1869

Painting of Assinneboine men performing a pipe dance on grass before tipis, with onlookers and feathered headdresses.

Pipe Dance - Assinneboine

1861/1869

Oval painting of mounted riders racing across grassy plains while a crowd in feathered headdresses watches in the foreground.

Horse Racing - Minatarrees

1861/1869

Painter at an easel beside a feathered Mandan chief, surrounded by a crowd on grassland with a river behind.

Catlin Painting the Portrait of Mah-to-toh-pa - Mandan

1861/1869

Oval painting of a grassy plain with prairie dog mounds and small mounted figures under a streaked blue sky.

Prairie Dog Village

1861/1869

Oval painting of a river valley with a tepee encampment, grazing horses, and two figures on a grassy hill under a cloudy sky.

Fort Union

1861/1869

Oval painting of a camp with two tipis, a shelter, figures making flint arrowheads, hanging meat, and a dog, with trees behin

Making Flint Arrowheads - Apachees

1855/1869

Painted hide robe facsimile with rows of mounted warriors on horses, shields and spears, and a green fringe along the bottom

Facsimile of Chief Four Men's Robe - Mandan

1861/1869

Painting of a green rounded bluff beside a winding river, with trees and wildflowers in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Curious Grassy Bluffs, St. Peter's River

1861/1869

Painting of a canoe on a wide river below tiered bluffs and evergreen trees under a cloudy sky.

View in the "Grand Detour," Upper Missouri

1861/1869

Painted landscape of a river cascading over falls through a cliff gorge, with horses in the foreground and distant mountains.

Falls of the Snake River

1855/1869

Painted landscape of grassy bluffs and a winding river with trees, two figures and a dog on a hilltop under a cloudy sky.

Grassy Bluffs, Upper Missouri

1861/1869

Painting of bison fleeing a prairie grass fire near a river, with smoke-filled sky and wolves on the sandy bank.

Prairie Meadows Burning

1861/1869

Painting of a steep green conical hill above a calm river, with a small canoe with two people in the foreground.

View of "Pike's Tent"

1861/1869

Painting of a wide river flowing between dense forest on the left and a tree-lined shore on the right under a cloudy sky.

Scene from the Lower Mississippi

1861/1869

Oval painting of hunters with rifles crouching in grass as a bison herd grazes on a prairie below green hills.

Catlin and Two Companions Shooting Buffalo

1861/1869

Oval painting of a camp of tepees and figures bathing in calm water at sunset, with canoes on the shore.

Nayas Village - Indians Bathing

1855/1869

Painting of mounted riders in feathered headdresses galloping across grassland, one raising a bow, another holding up a troph

The Scalper Scalped - Pawnees and Cheyennes

1861/1869

Painting of a tepee village on grassland at sunset, with rocky hills on the left and a lake with canoes on the right.

An Apachee Village

1855/1869

Painting of snow-capped mountain peaks under a stormy sky, with conifers and rocks in the foreground.

Salmon River Mountains

1855/1869

Painted group of Native figures on grassland, a central nude figure with red body paint, others in feathered headdresses and

"Paint Me" - Apachee

1855/1869

Seated figures beside a tipi on a grassy plain, with green rolling hills and trees under a cloudy sky.

Nishnabotana Bluffs, Upper Missouri

1861/1869

Painting of three mounted riders with lances hunting a bleeding buffalo bull on open grassland under a cloudy sky.

Camanchees Lancing a Buffalo Bull

1861/1869

Painting of a wounded bison bull with blood dripping from its mouth on open prairie, with a small herd on distant hills.

Wounded Buffalo Bull

1861/1869

Painting of a wounded bison bull sitting on a prairie under a stormy sky, with blood on its coat.

Dying Buffalo Bull

1861/1869

Painted river landscape with wooden buildings, a steamboat, tepees, and small figures dancing on the grassy foreground bank.

View of Chicago in 1837

1861/1869

Painting of bison grazing and resting on a wide green prairie beneath a pale pink and blue sky with a rounded hill.

American Pasturage - Prairies of the Platte

1861/1869

Painting of a dense forest above a steep riverbank, with figures walking on the bank and a canoe with paddlers on the river.

View of the Lower Mississippi

1861/1869

Painting of bison on a grassy prairie hill beside a river and cedar trees under a cloudy sky.

Cedar Bluffs

1861/1869

Figures gather wild strawberries in a grassy field with baskets, backed by trees under a cloudy sky.

Caddoe Indians Gathering Wild Strawberries

1861/1869

Painted line of Native men with shields walking single file across green rolling prairie under a cloudy sky.

Indian File - Iowa

1861/1869

Painting of wolves at a muddy pool with mired buffalo, a grazing herd on open prairie, and trees at left.

Mired Buffalo and Wolves

1861/1869

Painting of a stranded whale surrounded by crowds and canoes on a shore at sunset, with a sailing ship on the sea.

A Whale Ashore - Klahoquat

1855/1869

Figures work on a large canoe in a dense forest of tall trees, with chips scattered on the ground.

Excavating a Canoe - Nayas Indians

1855/1869

Painting of men carrying a large decorated canoe toward a river past a dense green forest.

Launching a Canoe - Nayas Indians

1855/1869

Painting of seated feathered figures in a council circle around a small fire beneath a leaning tree, with a river beyond.

An Indian Council - Sioux

1861/1869

Bison running down a steep ravine while grizzly bears rest on a grassy hill under a cloudy sky.

Grizzly Bears Attacking Buffalo

1861/1869

Painting of a shoreline village with tipi tents, canoes, and running figures under a golden sunset sky with distant mountains

Nayas Village at Sunset

1855/1869

Oval night scene of figures gathered at a campfire on a bank beside moonlit water, with pine trees and clouds.

Nayas Village at Night

1855/1869

Oval painting of a dusk seascape with forest at left, figures on a sandy beach, a canoe, and a distant sailing ship.

An Indian Ladder - Nayas Indians

1855/1869

Five standing Indigenous men with feathered headdresses, painted bodies and spears against a pale blue sky, painted by George

Five Caribbe Indians

1854/1869

Three Native American men in feathered headdresses, one drawing a bow, one with a shield, one with a spear, in a painted land

Three Woyaway Indians

1854/1869

Painting of three standing Indigenous figures in feathered headdresses and beaded jewelry, with a hut in the background.

Three Taruma Indians

1854/1869

Four Indigenous men and a child in feathered headdresses and loincloths stand and sit on grass against a pale sky.

Four Goo-a-give Indians

1854/1869

Watercolor of four Arowak figures on grassland: three adults in feathered headdresses and a small child holding a spear.

Four Arowak Indians

1854/1869

Painting of a group of Indigenous people in a grassy field, one central figure wearing a feathered headdress and fringed garm

Zurumati Indians

1854/1869

Three Indigenous figures with feathers, shields, clubs and bows stand on grass in a painted watercolour-style scene.

Three Zurumati Indians

1854/1869

Four nude children stand on grass; three wear feathered headdresses and necklaces, and one holds a spear and shield.

Four Zurumati Children

1854/1869

Painting of four Indigenous figures in feathered headdresses and minimal dress standing on a grassy plain, some holding bows.

Four Macouchi Indians

1854/1869

Painting of a six-person family standing on grass, with a man in a feathered headdress holding arrows, women with necklaces,

A Connibo Indian Family

1854/1869

Two riders on a dark horse with a long spear crossing a grassy plain under a pale blue sky, painted in a small landscape scen

Bride and Groom on Horseback - Connibo

1854/1869

Painting of three standing figures, a child, a man with feathered headdress and bow, and a woman in beaded clothing, on grass

A Chetibo Family

1854/1869

Four Indigenous figures, including two men, a woman with an infant, and a child, standing on grass in a painted portrait.

Four Sepibo Indians

1854/1869

Painting of Indigenous figures on grassland, including a man in a feathered headdress, a child, and an archer drawing a bow.

Five Iquito Indians

1854/1869

Three Omagua men in feathered headdresses and body ornaments stand on grass, one holding a spear, painted in watercolor.

Three Omagua Men

1854/1869

Four Indigenous figures with feathered headdresses, spears and a shield stand in a row on grassy ground under a blue sky.

Four Xingu Indians

1854/1869

Four Indigenous figures with spears and beaded jewelry stand on grass against a pale blue sky in a painted scene.

Four Angustura Indians

1854/1869

Painting of three Mura people: a woman with a child, a man with a spear and feathered headdress, and a man with a bow.

Four Mura Indians

1854/1869

Watercolor of Marahua Indigenous people on a canoe by a river, with a feathered headdress and paddles, and canoes in the dist

Marahua Indians

1854/1869

Painting of a Native American family of five standing on grass, with a feathered man holding a bow and a woman carrying a bab

Orejona Chief and Family

1854/1869

Painting of unclothed Indigenous people in a grassy clearing beside a thatched shelter, with a man in a feathered headdress.

Orejona Indians

1854/1869

Painting of three standing men in traditional dress holding spears, a bow, and arrows, with a shield and feathered ornaments.

Three Chaymas Men

1854/1869