George Catlin

A painting of George Catlin. It was painted by William Fisk in the year 1849.

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter and author. He traveled a lot, and painted a lot of pictures of Native American people in the Western United States. He was born in Wilkes-Barre in the state of Pennsylvania. He died in the city of Jersey City in the state of New Jersey.

George Catlin Media

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  Self-portrait by George Catlin at the age of 28

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  Catlin's travels in North America between 1830 and 1855

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  Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa, an 1832 portrait at Fort Union that is now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

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  Wah-ro-née-sah, The Surrounder, Chief of the Otoe Tribe, an 1832 portrait now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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  A portrait of Clara Bartlett Gregory by Catlin, c. 1830, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  Mah-to-toh-pe by George Catlin

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  Mrs. Putnam Catlin (Mary "Polly" Sutton), 1825 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

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  Little Bear, Hunkpapa Brave, 1832 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

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  Oó-je-en-á-he‑a, Woman Who Lives in a Bear's Den, 1832 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

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  Sha-kó-ka, Mint, a Pretty Girl, 1832 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)