Deer Hunting by Torchlight in Bark Canoes

George Catlin, Deer Hunting by Torchlight in Bark Canoes, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.554
Copied George Catlin, Deer Hunting by Torchlight in Bark Canoes, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, 19 1⁄2 x 27 1⁄2 in. (49.5 x 70.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.554
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Artwork Details

Title
Deer Hunting by Torchlight in Bark Canoes
Artist
Date
1846-1848
Location
Dimensions
19 1⁄2 x 27 1⁄2 in. (49.5 x 70.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Western
  • Indian
  • Occupation — hunter
  • Animal — deer
Object Number
1985.66.554
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.554

Artwork Description

George Catlin looked back nostalgically on his western adventures years after his final journey to the frontier. “In these delightful amusements,” he wrote, “and with these pleasing companions, I have been for a while participating with great satisfaction; I have joined several times in the deer-hunts . . .” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 33, 1841; reprint 1973)