George Catlin, witness to a vanishing way of life
George Catlin (1796-1872) was a lawyer turned artist, and he was a man with a mission. He set out to document the Plains Indians’ culture, which he realized was in the process of dying out. The more than 100 portraits, landscapes, and scenes of tribal life which he painted, calling it his “Indian Gallery” are now on display at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City. Tour the virtual exhibition to share Catlin’s view of “a truly lofty and noble race”. You can also hunker down and enjoy “Campfire Stories”, which combine paintings, documents, and commentary to give a fuller picture of life on the Plains in the 1830’s.
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