Eagle Dance (Choctaw)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: men holding eagle tail fans squat in a circle with headdresses of eagle quills next to drummers and a man playing an instrument resembling a saw
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.153
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 153. / Eagle Dance (Choctaw)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16104
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: John Humphris (R-105), with a Vignette Portrait of Patrick Henry
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold and green metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/16 x 14 1/16 in. ( 28.4 x 35.7 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.284
Marks:
inscriptions: signed lower center: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y./ March 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. / March 1891."; also signed at upper right and upper center; inscribed at upper right: "The JOHN HUMPHRIS", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right: "This horn belongs to an aged Highlander..."; at center below vignette: "PATRICK HENRY of VIRGINIA..."; at upper left: "In March of 1775 at Richmond..."; with extensive historical annotations
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
16102
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe Dance (Assinneboine)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a chief smokes a very long pipe or 'calumet', while other men wrestle; men on horseback and women with children watch
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.151
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 151. / Pipe Dance (Assinneboine)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16100
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rutting Season
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a scene of many buffalo bulls ramming, butting, biting and wrestling during the mating season
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.146
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 146. / Rutting Season"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16099
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buffalo Chase (Sioux)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: two native men with spear and bow converge on a buffalo with its mate and calf
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.145
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 145. / Buffalo chase (Sioux)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16098
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
A Broken Breakfast
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: Catlin and his guides sit in a meadow by a fire while a large herd of buffalo rapidly converges on their circle, forcing them to abandon their meal
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.143
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 143. / A Broken Breakfast. (upper Missouri) 1832."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
16097
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chase in Snow Drifts
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: two Ojibbeway hunters pursue buffalo in deep snow with spears and bows, each wears a different style of woven mesh snowshoes
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.139
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 139. / Chase in snow drifts."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16096
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buffalo Chase (Sioux)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a Sioux hunter with a spear, and one with a bow chase a group of buffalo
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.137
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 137. / Buffalo Chase (Sioux)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16095
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buffalo Chase (Sioux)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a Sioux hunter with long hair riding horseback draws his bow as he chases a single buffalo
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.136
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 136. / Buffalo Chase. (Sioux)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16094
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pawnee Pict Village
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: by the Red River, a distance view of a village of round huts of thatched prairie grass with smoke vent on the top, with men on horseback by the river, and neatly fenced fields of maize and melons
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.132
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 132. / Pawnee Pict Village"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16093
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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