An oil painting of a Native American village with groups of people and horses in a grassy field in front of tipis along a shore.

A Sioux Village

George Catlin (1796-1872)

Date

after 1852
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions

21 5/8 x 28 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: "A \ 103"
u.c. in gold paint on paper board: 525
l.c., label attached to backing board: Cart. no. 387 \ A103 \ "A SIOUX \ VILLAGE \ ON THE ST. PETER'S RIVER"
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Paul Mellon
Accession Number

1986.43
Copyright

Public domain

Location: On view

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