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George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians .
Artist George Catlin journeyed west five times in the 1830s, traversing the Great Plains and visiting more than 140 American Indian tribes. In hundreds of canvases, Catlin recorded the lifeways of Plains Indians, including illustrating massive herds of buffalo and their importance in daily life.
Sir George Edward Gordon Catlin (26 July 1896 – 7 February 1979) was an English political scientist and philosopher. A strong proponent of Anglo-American co-operation, he worked for many years as a professor at Cornell University and other universities and colleges in the United States and Canada.
George Catlin (born July 26, 1796, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died December 23, 1872, Jersey City, New Jersey) was an American artist and author, whose paintings of Native American scenes constitute an invaluable record of Native American culture in the 19th century.
George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin was the first white man to depict Plains Indians in their native territory. George Catlin was born in Wilkes ...
Sep 5, 2002 · George Catlin (1796–1872), a lawyer turned painter, decided in the 1820s that he would make it his life's work to record the life and culture of American Indians living on the Plains.
Quick Facts. Significance: Artist who painted over 400 images of American Indians and brought fame to the pipestone quarries with his artwork. Place of Birth: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Date of Birth: July 26, 1796. Place of Death: Jersey City, NJ. Date of Death: December 23, 1872. Place of Burial: New York City, NY. Cemetery Name:
George Catlin was an American adventurer, lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Traveling to the American West...
George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West.
George Catlin has gone down in history as the painter of American Indians. After reading law he practiced as an attorney, but soon decided to take up painting as a self-taught artist.
