George Catlin: American Indian Portraits - Hardcover

Stephanie Pratt; Joan Carpenter Troccoli

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1855144573 ISBN 13: 9781855144576

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery, 2013

Synopsis

HardCover. Pub Date :2013-03-29 Pages: 192 Language: English Publisher: Thames Hudson This book. and the exhibition it accompanies. showcases works from George Catlins Indian Gallery - a series of portraits not seen in the UK since the 1840s - . and seeks to reposition this remarkable artist for a contemporary audience The authors explore the origins of Catlins achievement: his ambition to record what he believed to be dying cultures. and his collecting activities. educational intentions and methods of exhibition and display. which demonstrate the . growth of a new sensibility towards native peoples While Catlins work is well known in the United States. especially in Washington DC. where most of it is still housed in the Smithsonian Institution. George Catlin: American Indian Portraits will help to bring these spectacular pictures to new audiences in Britain and around the w...

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About the Author:

George Catlin (1796-1872) was the first, and perhaps the most famous, painter of Native Americans.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Portrait Gallery
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1855144573
• ISBN 13: 9781855144576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192