A Sioux Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior

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.

A Sioux Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior

Catlin, George

1861/1869

Accession Number

1965.16.2

Medium

oil on card mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 46.1 x 61.8 cm (18 1/8 x 24 5/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection