[George Catlin] : artist file 1900-

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[George Catlin] : artist file 1900-

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John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library

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John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library

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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 yea...

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library.

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