George Catlin and His Indian Gallery
by George Catlin, Brian W. Dippie, Christopher Mulvey, Smithsonian American Art Museum Staff, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Category: Art

Showcases the work of the early-nineteenth-century artist who made four trips into Native American country as part of an ambition to paint each tribe, noting the influence of period belief systems on his work as well as his passionate affection for his subjects.