A Seminole Woman

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

Artist
George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872
Luce Center Label
George Catlin arrived at Fort Moultrie, in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 17, 1838. He painted more than ten portraits of Seminole and Yuchi Indians, including this Seminole woman, in the short time he spent at the fort. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
1838
Object number
1985.66.307
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure female\full length
Indian\Seminole
Record ID
saam_1985.66.307
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76af0328a-eeab-4f83-984a-dca4f75e74ab
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