Landscape Background

George Catlin, Landscape Background, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.564-U
George Catlin, Landscape Background, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, 19 1⁄4 x 26 5⁄8 in. (48.9 x 67.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.564-U
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Artwork Details

Title
Landscape Background
Artist
Date
1846-1848
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
19 1⁄4 x 26 5⁄8 in. (48.9 x 67.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Western
  • Landscape
Object Number
1985.66.564-U
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.564-U

Artwork Description

“The landscape scenes of these wild and beautiful regions, are, of themselves, a rich reward for the traveler.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 37, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Hubert Davis, Delaware Waters, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.43
Delaware Waters
Artist
lithograph
Not on view
Hubert Davis, Central Park Roadways, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.41
Central Park Roadways
Artist
lithograph
Not on view
Hubert Davis, Cornpatch in Dusk, ca. 1935-1943, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.42
Cornpatch in Dusk
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1943
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Hubert Davis, Window in the Valley, 1937, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.78
Window in the Valley
Artist
Date1937
lithograph
Not on view

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