River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.399
George Catlin, River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, 1832, oil on canvas, 11 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (28.5 x 36.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.399
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Artwork Details

Title
River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis
Artist
Date
1832
Location
Dimensions
11 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (28.5 x 36.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male
  • Landscape — river
  • Western
  • Indian
Object Number
1985.66.399
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.399

Artwork Description

On his long river voyage of 1832, George Catlin painted dream-like views of sunlit bluffs on the upper Missouri that preserve a now-lost world. Indians had shaped this landscape by setting fires that curbed tree growth; when the Indians were gone, so were the “beautiful clear-cut outlines of these billowy slopes.”

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