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Description
Although he trained as a lawyer, George Catlin chose the life of an artist, author and traveller and is best known for his paintings of Native Americans. During the 1830s he travelled among the Indigenous Peoples of the Great Plains, several times writing about them and painting them. He created a touring 'Indian Gallery', travelling around America to display his collection of paintings and artifacts. In 1852 he was forced to sell his collection to pay off his debts. He spent the last 20 years of his life attempting to recreate it.
Metadata describing this person
Name: George Catlin
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Date of birth: 1796
Date of death: 1872
Roles: Artist; Author; Traveller
Project person ID: SLP020
Image rights: National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Miss May C. Kinney Ernest C. Kinney and Bradford Wickes 1945 https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/