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George Catlin

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Painting of a standing man with a painted red torso, holding a bow, beside a wooden lodge and distant trees.

Aih-no-wa, The Fire, a Fox Medicine Man

1830

Painted portrait of a seated man in a red turban holding a lacrosse stick, with a beaded belt and face paint.

Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone

1830

Seated man in a white robe with red stripes, feathered headdress and red face paint, against a hazy landscape.

L'har-e-tar-rúshe, Ill-natured Man, a Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

1830

Painting of mounted riders racing across a grassy plain while feathered spectators watch near a flagpole under a cloudy sky.

Horseracing on a Course Behind the Mandan Village

1830

Painting of rolling hills at sunset with a tipi and campfire smoke among trees at lower right.

Indians Encamping at Sunset, Upper Missouri

1830

South Side of Buffalo Island, Showing Buffalo Berries in the Foreground

South Side of Buffalo Island, Showing Buffalo Berries in the Foreground

1830

Blackbird's Grave, a Back View, Prairies Enameled with Flowers

Blackbird's Grave, a Back View, Prairies Enameled with Flowers

1830

Painting of a figure in a bear-fur headdress and fringed robe holding a spear and red shield against a hazy background.

Medicine Man, Performing His Mysteries over a Dying Man

1830

Painting of nude figures in a violent struggle on a grassy plain, with bloodied bodies scattered in the background.

Mandan Scalping an Enemy

1830

Portrait of a man in a feathered patterned headband and fur chest ornament, holding a studded shield.

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave

1830

Two hunters on snowshoes chase bison across a snowy plain beneath a pale winter sky, with frosted trees behind.

Assiniboine Indians Pursuing Buffalo on Snowshoes

1840

Standing man in fur robe holds a red-streamered spear against a cloudy blue sky and green plain.

Shoo-de-gá-cha, The Smoke, Chief of the Tribe

1830

Oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a quill pen against a dark red backgrou

Portrait of Putnam Catlin

1840

Portrait of a man in a red headscarf and black feather, wearing silver gorgets, beaded necklaces and a decorated sash.

Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction

1830

Painting of a river curving past grassy bluffs, with a distant village of lodges and small figures on the cliff edge.

Distant View of the Mandan Village

1830

Painting of a green river valley with rows of tepees, a fort beside the river, figures on a hill, and streaked clouds above.

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

1830

Oil portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, white floral lace collar, black bow and red shawl against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman

1820

Three standing men in fringed hide robes and feathered headdresses, painted in an oval vignette over a grassy plain.

Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe

1861

Painting of a chief in feathered headdress flanked by a young woman and a warrior with spear on a grassy plain.

A Sioux Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior

1861/1869

Painting of Indigenous men, a woman and a child on a grassy plain, in fringed robes, with feathers and a pipe.

The Sioux Chief with Several Indians

1861/1869

Painted oval scene of a small tipi village on the plains, with seated figures, horses, drying racks and riders on the hills.

A Little Sioux Village

1861/1869

Watercolor of Sioux men in feathered headdresses performing a crouching dance with shields and lances on a grassy plain.

Scalp Dance - Sioux

1861

Watercolor of Sioux men in feathered headdresses performing a line dance on grass, with seated drummers at right.

Dog Dance - Sioux

1861

Oval painting of Sioux women playing a ball game on a grassy plain, with spectators and rolling hills in the background.

Ball-Play of the Women - Sioux

1861/1869

Painting of a seated circle of Sioux men at a dog feast beside a large tipi, with cooking pots and a central pole.

A Dog Feast - Sioux

1861/1869

Painted facsimile of a hide robe with red and yellow rosette designs and quillwork bands on a brown ground.

Facsimile of a Sioux Robe with Porcupine Quills

1861/1869

Painting of a mounted rider with a spear chasing a bison across an open prairie, with other riders and herds in the distance.

Buffalo Chase, Sioux Indians, Upper Missouri

1861/1869

Painting of bison carcasses on a grassy plain with distant horseback riders and a herd under a cloudy sky.

After the Buffalo Chase - Sioux

1861/1869

Oval painting of a Sioux village of tipis on grassy plains, with riders and horses under a pink-streaked evening sky.

A Sioux Village

1861/1869

Painting of mounted Sioux riders pulling travois across a grassy plain toward distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Halsey's Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March

1861/1869

Painting of a tepee village on a prairie at sunset, with figures, canoes on a river, and a glowing sky.

Sioux Village - Lac du Cygne

1861/1869

Painting of a prairie at sunset with tipis by a lake, a canoe on the water, and red-clad figures in the foreground grass.

A Sioux War Party

1861/1869