Item 3: George Catlin - A Collection of Indian Paintings, no date

Item — Box: 16, Folder: 25

Staff Only

Dates

Created: no date

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Publication

Condition Note:

Good, no issues.

Measurements:

5 ¼ in. x 8 ⅛ in.

Title:

George Catlin - A Collection of Indian Paintings

Description:

A publication documenting the paintings and short biography of the 19th century artist George Catlin. This booklet provides descriptions of the Native American subjects of his paintings. George Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1796, however, during his lifetime he lived in various parts of Pennsylvania. He found his passion for painting Native Americans in Philadelphia in 1827. After that Catlin traveled across the Americas painting scenes and people from native tribes from 1830 to 1836. He would travel the United States and Europe with his gallery until his death in 1872. Dates: N/A