George Catlin collection from the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art
name: label: Creator
content: Catlin, George, 1796-1872
label: Names
content: Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ethnological painters
label: Occupation
content: Miniature painters
label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Indian painting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed 1984 along with other selected art related papers from the Gilcrease Institute.
creator: label: Creator
content: Catlin, George, 1796-1872
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait painter, miniature painter, ethnographer; Pennsylvania Best known for his paintings of the American Indian. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Reel (ca. 500 items (on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1840-1860
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.catlgeop
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3277 (frames 494-1305) available at Archives of American Art offices, the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters from Catlin to Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1840-1860, and 2 letters from Phillipps to Catlin; writings by Catlin; material on Catlin's Indian Gallery, including clippings, catalogs, handbills, invitations, Indian drawings, and printed material; a watercolor sketchbook; a list of paintings; Indian portrait sketches; and miscellany.