Landscape Background

George Catlin, Landscape Background, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.589-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., 1985.66.589-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
  • Landscape
  • Western
Object Number
1985.66.589-U
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.589-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)

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Christian Schussele, John Sartain, Men of Progress and Invention (At Cooper Union, 1857), 1863, engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.48.29
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Date1863
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