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Smithsonian American Art Museum George Catlin Indian Paintings

Comanche Village, George Catlin, 1834-1835 Kah-beck-a, The Twin, Wife of Bloody Hand, George Catlin, 1832 Deer Hunting by Torchlight, George Catlin, 1846-1848

Over 400 portraits of Native Americans and cultural documentation landscapes by American artist George Catlin (1796-1872) from his travels with William Clark and on his own through the western frontier in the early 1830s. Of particular note is the authoritative identification of the tribal affiliations.

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