One day in 1805, a 9-year-old boy exploring the woods along the Susquehanna River in southcentral New York came face-to-face with an Oneida Indian. The boy froze, terrified. Towering over him, the ...

WASHINGTON (voa) – A major exhibit of George Catlin’s Indian paintings is on display at the Renwick Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. George Catlin is considered one of ...

George Catlin’s painting of ‘Buffalo Bull, Grazing on the Prairie’ will be a focal point of several events local artist Jan Lokuta has planned in honor of the founding of Yellowstone National Park.

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THE PIECE: "American Indian Shooting a Bow and Arrow," oil on canvas, unsigned and unframed, by a painter of the American School in the early 20th century. THE OWNER: Cathy Cole Hightower of Metairie ...

Photographs, photogravures and copy prints of images of George Catlin collected by National Museum of American Art curator William Truettner. Included are: two photographs of Catlin, one at age 72, by ...

I was stunned by the negativity in Paul Richard's article ["George Catlin's Indian Empire," Sunday Arts, Sept. 15] regarding the exhibit of Catlin's work at the Renwick Gallery. He calls Catlin a ...

Wilkes-Barre historian Tony Brooks reflects on the legacy of George Catlin George Catlin, born in Wilkes-Barre in 1796, preserved Native American history through his iconic art, including portraits ...

A painting sold for almost $1 million - more than twice the expected price - at a recent art auction. If you saw it, you might recognize it as a painting widely advertised as a portrait of Marie ...

If you close your eyes and try to visualize Marie Laveau, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll summon up frontier artist George Catlin’s 1837 portrait of New Orleans’ legendary voodoo queen. Or a copy ...

"If my life be spared, nothing shall stop me from visiting every nation of Indians on the continent of North America." This quote from George Catlin in 1830 speaks volumes of the Pennsylvania-born ...