Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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George Catlin, artist and author, was known especially for his paintings of Indians. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he practiced law until his talent for painting led him to join a group of artists in Philadelphia in 1823. Catlin concentrated on portrait painting in Washington, D.C., until 1829, when he saw a delegation of visiting American Indians in Philadelphia. He then resolved to devote his life to preserving the appearance and character of the vanishing Indians and for forty-two years traveled extensively in the U.S. West and lived among the tribes. Catlin wrote many books and articles related to his experiences.
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referencedIn Kinney, Louise Catlin. Louise Catlin Kinney letter, with her sisters, to the President and faculty of the University of California : Washington, D.C. : ALS, 1874 Feb. 10. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Joel Roberts Poinsett letters from artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Caitlin, George, 1796-1872. Letter, 1841. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Gilbert L. and Frederick N. Wilson papers., 1894-1936. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Selected art related letters from Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Society Collection Archives of American Art
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. Humboldt in his 87th year, 1856. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Letter: to Edouard Thomas Charton /by George Sand. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf George Catlin papers and illustrations Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Album unique Cornell University Library
referencedIn Young, Ida Clarke, 1867-1950. Ms., [n.d.]. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Letters received, 1891 Sept. 19-1906 Apr. 7. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn George Endicott diary, 1847 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Taft, Robert, 1894-1955. Robert Taft papers, 1918-1955 (bulk 1933-1955). Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone, 1868-1930. Gilbert L. and Frederick N. Wilson papers, 1894-1936. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Franz R. and Kathryn M. Stenzel Collection of Western American Art Addition, 1853-1962 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889. Letter : Albury, Surrey, Eng., to Daniel Webster, [Washington, D.C.], 1851 Dec. 19. Newberry Library
creatorOf George Catlin manuscripts and drawings Archives of American Art
referencedIn Research material on George Catlin Archives of American Art
referencedIn COLLECTION of autographs, in franks and letters, of eminent persons of England and the United States, during the present century. The principal writers of letters are:-Archibald Acheson, Lord Acheson, afterwards 3rd Earl of Gosford; n.d. [1847-1849]..., 19th century British Library
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. [Notes on the Indians, undated] [microform]. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. Humphrey art exhibit photographs, 1979. Museum of the Great Plains
creatorOf George Catlin letters and miscellany New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Allen, Winnie, 1895-1985. Winnie Allen papers, 1938-1946. San Jacinto Museum of History
creatorOf Blackmore, William, 1827-1878. William Blackmore collection, 1827-1890. Museum of New Mexico Library
referencedIn Henry Kirke Brown papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf George Catlin papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf O-kee-pa /by George Catlin. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941. [Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941 collection records, 1845-1951]. Harvard University, Tozzer Library
referencedIn University of Cincinnati Libraries, Digital Projects Records, 1997-2006, 1995-2005 University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library
referencedIn Mosbrucker, Martin P., 1891-1962. Martin P. Mosbrucker papers, 1945-1959, and undated. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. Letter to Kenneth Wood [manuscript], 1943, November 27. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Catlin family papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. An account of an annual religious ceremony practised by the Mandan tribe of North American Indians / by George Catlin, [ca. 1900]. Newberry Library
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. Souvenir of the North American Indians as they were in the middle of the 19th century [graphic], 1852 [i.e. between 1852 and ca. 1860]. Newberry Library
referencedIn Joseph Meredith Toner Collection of Manuscripts, 1741-1896 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1892. [George Catlin] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
referencedIn Boller, Henry A., 1836-1902. Henry A. Boller papers, 1853-1904. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Brown, John, b. 1818. Journal and everyday book, 1837 Aug. 7-1839 Aug. 7. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Caitlin, George, 1796-1872. Letter, 1841. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Letter: to My Dear Sir /by George Catlin, 1841 Sep 12. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Catlin, George : Biographical file. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. Letters, 1827-[1870]. Newberry Library
creatorOf Catlin's North American Indian bills scrapbook Cornell University Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.
referencedIn On the manners & customs of the North American Indians : illustrated by the costume worn by them, also ornaments &c. / by J. Cullum, artist, 1841. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Rockwell, Anne F. Paintbrush & peacepipe : the story of George Catlin : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn J.V. Brower autobiographical sketch Cornell University Library
referencedIn Photographs from Staff and Stringer Photographic Assignments Relating to U.S. Political Events and Social, Cultural, and Economic Life, 1964–1999 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
creatorOf McCracken, Harold, 1894-1983. [A collection of materials pertaining to the life and work of the American artist George Catlin, 1796-1872]. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn State Historical Society of North Dakota. George Catlin exhibit poster 2004. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Records Concerning Exhibits in Foreign Countries National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927,. Papers of the Balch family, 1760-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. George Catlin North American Indians collection, undated. Museum of the Great Plains
referencedIn Dakota County Historical Society (Dakota County, Minn.). [Dakota County, Minn., American Indians, specific persons--pamphlets, clippings, and other miscellaneous materials]. Dakota County Library
referencedIn Account of a visit by George Catlin : holograph, [1844?]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution Annual Report. 1872.0.
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. George Catlin lithographs and painting of North American Indians [graphic], [ca. 1840-1844] Newberry Library
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. [Letter] : 1865 Jan[uar]y, Ostende [Belgium to] Sec[retar]y of U[nited] St[ates] Navy [Gideon Welles]. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Haupt, Herman. Map and section of sacred pipe stone quarries at Pipe Stone, Minnesota, A.D. 1892 / Haupt. Newberry Library
referencedIn Smithsonian American Art Museum. George Catlin and his Indian Gallery : resource binder / Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. Drawings, 1844. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Stuyvesant Institute. Records, 1834-1839. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907 The Huntington Library
creatorOf Franz R. and Kathryn M. Stenzel Collection of Western American Art Addition, 1853-1962 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. George Catlin correspondence, 1860. Library of Congress
referencedIn Warner D. Miller Collection, [ca. 1930-1945]. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Eagle Tavern guest register, 1825 July 23-1829 June 6. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Winnie Allen papers MC071. 49964240., 1938-1946 Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Albert Duveen art reference files Archives of American Art
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Biography file--artists, 1915-1984 Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Library.
referencedIn Observations on Hudson's-Bay, 1775. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Catlin, George, 1796-1872 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn William Blackmore Collection, 1827-1890 Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, New Mexico History Museum.
referencedIn John Howard Payne letter books Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Donaldson, Thomas. Thomas Donaldson letter to J.S. Clarkson regarding Keokuk on horseback, 1886. State Historical Society of Iowa, Library
referencedIn Observations on Hudson's-Bay, 1775. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867. Letter : Neuwied [Germany], to Mr. H.E. Lloyd, 1841 Feb. 7. Newberry Library
referencedIn Shaw, James Porter, 1884-. James Porter Shaw papers, [ca. 1938-1958]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Endicott, George, 1802-1848. George Endicott diary, 1847. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Stuyvesant Institute. Records, 1834-1839. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Yale Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection, 1701-2007, 1701-1987 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Manton Malone Marble papers, 1876-1878. Yale University Library
creatorOf George Catlin collection from the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art Archives of American Art
referencedIn Davis, Herndon Richard, 1901-1962. George Catlin : the man who loved Indians [art original]. Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf Catlin, George, 1796-1872. George Catlin papers, 1798-1874. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Letters concerning the proposed publication of, The North American Indians in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century, fast passing to extinction and leaving no monuments of their own behind them, by George Catlin, 1869-1870, 1869-1870 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Letters received, 1830-1846. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf George Catlin papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893. Artists of the American West photograph collection, 1835-1890. Museum of the Great Plains
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 7073: W. H. Dall Papers.
referencedIn Autograph File, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
creatorOf George Catlin letter Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Allen, Winnie, 1895-1985 person
correspondedWith Baird, Spencer F. person
correspondedWith Bellinger, Edmond person
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associatedWith Brown, John, b. 1818. person
associatedWith Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941. person
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correspondedWith Catlin, Elizabeth Wing person
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associatedWith Catlin, Francis. person
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correspondedWith Catlin, Louise person
correspondedWith Chalmers, James R. person
associatedWith Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 person
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associatedWith Endicott, George, 1802-1848. person
correspondedWith Gregory, Dudley S. person
correspondedWith Harrison, Joseph person
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associatedWith Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886- person
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associatedWith Huntington Free Library. corporateBody
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associatedWith Porter, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1853-1925. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Jersey City NJ US
Wilkes-Barre PA US
United States 00 US
Subject
Travel
Art, American
Art and race
Artist archives
Artists
Assiniboine Indians
Authorship
Cheyenne Indians
Cree Indians
Crow Indians
Dakota Indians
Eskimos
Ethnological illustrators
Ethnological painters
Fine Arts
Hidatsa Indians
Illustrators
Indian dance
Indian painting
Indians in art
Indians of North America
Iowa Indians
Lacrosse
Mandan Indians
Manuscripts, American
Massacres
Miniature painters
Ojibwa Indians
O-kee-pa (Religious ceremony)
Omaha Indians
Osage Indians
Oto Indians
Painters
Portrait painters
Painting
Pencil drawing, American
Piegan Indians
Portait painters
Portrait drawing, American
Salish Indians
Seminole Indians
Sihasapa Indians
Teton Indians
Occupation
Artists
Authors
Painters
Travelers
Activity

Person

Birth 1796-07-26

Death 1872-12-23

English

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