Kaskaskia (Elderly Man, Man in Euro-American Dress, and Child
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
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: One elderly chief and boy in Native American costume and a man in Euro-American costume.
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.50
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. 50. / Kaskaskia"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "153. 152 154"
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:
15894
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Piankeshaw (Woman and Two Men)
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 males and one female
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.47
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. 47. / Piankeshaw"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "144 143 145"
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:
15893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wico (Woman, Child, and Two Men)
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 males, one female and one young girl
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.46
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. 46. / Wico"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "141. 140 142"
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:
15892
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pawneepict (Two Women and Two Men)
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 males and two females
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.45
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. 45. / Pawneepict"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "138 139 136 137."
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:
15891
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Camanchee (Two Women, Three Children, and Four Dogs)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
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: children of the tribe around the chief's wigwam -three girls and two boys playing with dogs.
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.44
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. 44. / Camanchee"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "135."
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:
15890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Camanchee (Two Men, One Woman, Infant, and Two Dogs)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
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 chief, his wife and child, and a warrior
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.42
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. 42. / Camanchee"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "129 128 130"
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:
15889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kootonne (Blackfoot Three Men)
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: three male warriors
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.41
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. 41. / Kootonné"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "127 125 126"
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:
15888
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Little Florist
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1849
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 14.6 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1765
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower border in brown ink: "THE LITTLE FLORIST. / Printed by Mary H. Berry of Barrington / Hannah S Eaton's N, 16. 1849.."; reverse of board inscribed: "Belonging to Georgie Barstow / Hanover 4 Corners/ Price / $6.50"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
15886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Niagara Falls. Part of the American Fall from the Foot of the Staircase: Study for an Aquatint
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1829
Medium:
Watercolor and selective glazing with touches of gouache, graphite, and scratching out on paper, laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 17 in. (52.1 x 43.2 cm)
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1984.73
Marks:
Reputedly inscribed on reverse of former mount: "Niagara Falls/ View of the American Fall/ from the foot of the Staircase"
Inscriptions:
Reputedly inscribed on reverse of former mount: "Niagara Falls/ View of the American Fall/ from the foot of the Staircase"
Provenance:
Christie's, New York, Sale Cat., 21 September 1984, 17, lot no. 12, ill.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
15885
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Castle Garden, New York City
Classification:
Date:
1851
Medium:
Pastel and graphite on paper mounted on an album leaf
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 21.6 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Farquharson Griffiths MacDonald
Object Number:
1942.702
Marks:
Dated: at lower right, in pencil: "October 25, 1851."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "October - 25, 1851"; verso of leaf inscribed: "Castle Garden New York City, October 25, 1851 / by Achilles Begoden"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
15883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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