Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe

Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe

Catlin, George

1861

Accession Number

1965.16.1

Medium

oil on card mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 46.5 x 61.1 cm (18 5/16 x 24 1/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection