George Catlin, Comanche Lodge of Buffalo Skins, 1834-1835, oil on canvas, 24 x 29 in. (60.9 x 73.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.493
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Comanche Lodge of Buffalo Skins
- Artist
- Date
- 1834-1835
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 24 x 29 in. (60.9 x 73.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Western
- Animal — horse
- Figure male — full length
- Indian — Comanche
- Architecture Exterior — domestic — teepee
- Object Number
- 1985.66.493
Artwork Description
With the arrival of horses on the Great Plains, nomadic hunters like the Comanche, who had previously relied on dogs to transport the poles and covers of their tipis, could live in much bigger and heavier shelters. George Catlin’s painting shows the horseman Little Spaniard arriving in camp, and was sketched at a Comanche village in 1834.
