Campfire Stories with George Catlin
Additional Credits
Artworks
All images, except where noted, are from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., and are oil on canvas. Dimensions and accession numbers for these works are available via the search function on this website. The following images were used in Campfire Stories, which are identified by speaker:
Ancestral Lands, Peter Matthiessen
Canoe Race near Sault Ste. Marie, 1836–1837
Band of Sioux Moving Camp, 1837–1839
Arikara Village of Earth-Covered Lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Butte de Mort, Sioux Burial Ground, Upper Missouri, 1837–1839
Ancestral Lands, Richard Murray
Buffalo chase with bows and lances, 1832–1833
Hidatsa Village, Earth-covered Lodges, on the Knife River, 1810 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
George Catlin
Outline Map of Indian localities in 1833
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of North American Indians
Volume I, pl. 2 (London, 1844)
George Catlin
United States Indian Frontier in 1840
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of North American Indians
Volume II, frontispiece (London, 1844)
Straight Man, Semicivilized, 1830
Tel-maz-ha-za, a Warrior of Distinction, 1834
George Catlin
United States Indian Frontier in 1840
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of North American Indians
Volume II, frontispiece (London, 1844)
Comanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat, 1834–1835
Ancestral Lands, Wilma Mankiller
War Dance, Sioux, 1845–1848
Horseracing on a Course behind the Mandan Village, 1832–1833
Comanche Indians Chasing Buffalo, 1846–1848
F. J. Howell
The Ranch of Michael Caricof, 1882
pen and ink and ink wash on paper
9 7/8 x 12 1/8 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and
museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
1986.65.172
William Fuller
Crow Creek Agency, Dakota Territory, 1884
oil on canvas
24 5/8 x 51 3/4 in.
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas;
in memory of René d'Harnoncourt, trustee, 1961–68.
Ancestral Lands, Peter Nabokov
Rock Island, United States Garrison, 1835–1836
Cól-lee, a Band Chief, 1834
Bird That Goes to War, a Tapage Pawnee, 1832
Bread, Chief of the Tribe, 1831
Mix-ke-móte-skin-na, Iron Horn, a Warrior, 1832
Fort Pierre, Mouth of the Teton River, 1200 Miles Above St. Louis, 1832
Comanche Indians Chasing Buffalo with Lances and Bows, 1846–1848
Pipestone Quarry on the Coteau des Prairies, 1836–1837
Ancestral Lands, George Catlin
Ball Play of the Choctaw — Ball Up, 1834–1835
Buffalo Chase over Prairie Bluffs, 1832–1833
Comanche War Party on the March, Fully Equipped, 1846–1848
Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, head chief, Blood Tribe, 1832
Sha-kó-ka, Mint, a Pretty Girl, 1832
Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Mourning, 1832
Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida, 1834–1835
Os-ce-o-lá, the Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction, 1838
Catlin's Quest, George Catlin
George Catlin
William Wilson, ca. 1826
watercolor
2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. oval
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase
1980.126.1
George Catlin
Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1830
watercolor
2 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. oval
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
1946.1.1
Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior, 1844
View on the Wisconsin River, Winnebago Shooting Ducks, 1836–1837
Grizzly bears attacking Indians on horseback, 1832–1833
The Ioway, One of Black Hawk's Principal Warriors, 1832
Mi-néek-ee-súnk-te-ka, Mink, a Beautiful Girl, 1832
Ball Play of the Choctaw — Ball Down, 1834–1835
Chin-cha-pee, Fire Bug That Creeps, Wife of the Light, 1832
Catlin's Quest, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Trade (gifts for trading land with white people), 1992
oil, collage, mixed media on canvas with objects, triptych
60 x 170 in.
The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Museum Purchase
Kee-o-kúk on Horseback, 1835
Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior, 1831
Wild Sage, a Wichita Woman, 1834
Bogard, Batiste, and I, Traveling through a Missouri Bottom, 1837–1839
Buffalo Herds Crossing the Upper Missouri, 1832
Bogard, Batiste, and I Chasing Buffalo in High Grass on a Missouri Bottom, 1837–1839
Ojibwe Spearing Salmon by Torchlight, 1846–1848
La-dóo-ke-a, Buffalo Bull, a Grand Pawnee Warrior, 1832
Catlin's Quest, Peter Matthiessen
William Fisk
George Catlin, 1849
oil
50 x 40 in.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum;
Gift of Miss May C. Kinney, Ernest C. Kinney, and Bradford Wickes, 1945
NPG.70.14
Square Hills, 1200 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone, 1832–1833
Steeh-tcha-kó-me-co, Great King (called Ben Perryman), a Chief, 1834
Bird's-Eye View of the Mandan Village, 1800 Miles above St. Louis, 1837–1839
Bull Dance, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832
Catlin's Quest, Richard Murray
George Catlin
Self portrait, 1825
oil
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Prairie Bluffs Burning, 1832
Two Comanche Girls, 1834
William Fisk
George Catlin, 1849
oil
50 x 40 in.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum;
Gift of Miss May C. Kinney, Ernest C. Kinney, and Bradford Wickes, 1945
NPG.70.14
After George Catlin
The Author painting a Chief, at the base of the Rocky Mountains
Frontispiece to George Catlin, Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians (engraved from Catlin's original drawing and colored), 1841 [i.e., 1892]
Batiste, Bogard, and I Approaching Buffalo on the Missouri, 1837–1839
Catlin and His Men in Their Canoe, Urgently Solicited to Come Ashore, Upper Missouri, 1846–1848
Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Catlin and His Men in Their Canoe, Urgently Solicited to Come Ashore, Upper Missouri, 1846–1848
Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie, 1846–1848
Catlin's Quest, W. Richard West
Image of George Catlin in Brussels in 1868
Age 72
Archives of American Art
Washington, DC
Notch-ee-níng-a, White Cloud (called the Prophet), Adviser to Black Hawk, 1832
Wée-sheet, Sturgeon's Head, a Fox Warrior, 1832
Wah-chee-te, Wife of Clermont, and Child, 1834
Láh-shee, The Licker, Called "Creek Billy," 1838
Comanche Warriors, with White Flag, Receiving the Dragoons, 1834–1835
Chiefs & Leaders, Alyce Spotted Bear
Rainmaking among the Mandan, 1837–1839
Buffalo Chase, a Surround by the Hidatsa, 1832–1833
Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835–1837
The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832
Sham Fight, Mandan Boys, 1832–1833
Horseracing on a Course behind the Mandan Village, 1832–1833
Bull Dance, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832
Chiefs & Leaders, George Horse Capture
Dance of the Chiefs, Mouth of the Teton River, 1832–1833
Two Crows, a Chief, 1832
Comanche Warrior Lancing an Osage, at Full Speed, 1837–1839
Shirt (back), about 1820
Numakiki (Mandan)
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution
Purchased by George G. Heye in Paris,
France, and accessioned by NMAI in 1929.
16.5277
Shirt (front), about 1820
Upper Missouri
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution
Purchased by W.O. Oldman,
London, England, accessioned by NMAI in 1910.
02.9035
Shirt (front), about 1840
Upper Missouri Region
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution
Purchased by George G. Heye in
London, England, and accessioned by NMAI in 1930.
17.6345
Chiefs & Leaders, Peter Matthiessen
Peh-tó-pe-kiss, Eagle's Ribs, a Piegan Chief, 1832
Múk-a-tah-mish-o-káh-kaik, Black Hawk, Prominent Sac Chief, 1832
Kee-o-kúk, The Watchful Fox, Chief of the Tribe, 1835
Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction, 1838
Rock Island, United States Garrison, 1835–1836
River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Full Dress, 1832
Eh-toh'k-pah-she-pée-shah, Black Moccasin, Aged Chief, 1832
Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe, 1832
Shón-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief, 1832
Chiefs & Leaders, George Catlin
Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835–1837
Sioux Indian Council, Chiefs in Profound Deliberation, 1832–1837
Comanche War Party, Mounted on Wild Comanche Horses, 1834–1837
Cler-mónt, First Chief of the Tribe, 1834
Ha-wón-je-tah, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe, 1832
Wah-ro-née-sah, The Surrounder, Chief of the Tribe, 1832
Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa, 1832
Co-ee-ha-jo, a Chief, 1838
Hól-te-mál-te-téz-te-néek-ee, Sam Perryman, 1834
Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior, 1831
Comanche War Party, Chief Discovering Enemy and Urging His Men at Sunrise, 1834–1835
Chiefs & Leaders, Richard Murray
William Fisk
Portrait of Catlin, 1849
oil
50 x 40 in.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum;
Gift of Miss May C. Kinney, Ernest C. Kinney, and Bradford Wickes, 1945
NPG.70.14
Statue of Augustus of Prima Porta, 15 A.D.
Vatican Museums, Rome
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne, 1806
oil on canvas
Musée de L'Armée, Paris
Copyright Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY
Gilbert Stuart
George Washington (Lansdowne portrait), 1796
oil on canvas
96 x 60 in.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Gift of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Pipe Dance, Assiniboin, 1835–1837
After George Catlin
The Author painting a Chief, at the Base of the Rocky Mountains
Frontispiece to George Catlin, Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians (engraved from Catlin's original drawing and colored), 1841 [i.e., 1892]
Háw-che-ke-súg-ga, He Who Kills the Osages, Chief of the Tribe, 1832
Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, head chief, Blood Tribe, 1832
Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior, 1844
Western Landscape, Richard Murray
Asher B. Durand
Woodland Glen, ca. 1850–1855
oil
24 x 18 3/4 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase
1984.48
Jasper Francis Cropsey
Indian Summer, 1886
oil
7 1/8 x 13 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Bequest of Martha L. Loomis
1953.3.6
Thomas Cole
The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey(study for series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1846–1848
oil on canvas
12 x 18 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase
1965.10
St. Louis from the River Below, 1832–1833
Nishnabottana Bluffs, 1070 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
View in the Grand Detour, 1900 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
View on the Missouri, Alluvial Banks Falling In, 600 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832
Western Landscape, Peter Matthiessen
Robert S. Duncanson
Landscape with Rainbow, 1859
oil
30 1/8 x 52 1/4 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Leonard and Paula Granoff
1983.95.160
Distant View of the Mandan Village, 1832
Thomas Birch
Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq., ca. 1819
oil
34 1/4 x 48 3/8 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase made possible by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
1993.41
Picturesque Clay Bluffs, 1700 Miles Above St. Louis, 1832
Elk and Buffalo Making Acquaintance, Texas, 1846–1848
Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas, 1846–1848
River Bluffs with White Wolves in the Foreground, Upper Missouri, 1832
Buffalo Bulls Fighting in Running Season, Upper Missouri, 1837–1839
Western Landscape, George Catlin
Madame Ferrebault's Prairie, above Prairie du Chien, 1835–1836
Blackbird's Grave, a Back View, Prairies Enameled with Flowers, 1832
View from Floyd's Grave, 1300 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Iron Bluff, 1200 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Lac du Cygne (Swan Lake), near the Coteau des Prairies, 1836–1837
Indians Encamping at Sunset, Upper Missouri, 1832
View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs, 1835–1836
Beautiful Prairie Bluffs, Upper Mississippi, 1835–1836
Western Landscape, Wes Jackson
Bogard, Batiste, and I Chasing Buffalo in High Grass on a Missouri Bottom, 1837–1839
Nishnabottana Bluffs, Upper Missouri, 1832
Buffalo Herds Crossing the Upper Missouri, 1832
Antelope Shooting, Decoyed Up, 1832–1833
Wounded Buffalo Bull Surrounded by White Wolves, 1832–1833
Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas, 1846–1848
George Catlin
Community of Prairie Dogs
Drawing
Letters & Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of North American Indians
Vol. I, pl. 42 (London, 1844)
Buffalo Bulls in a Wallow, 1837–1839
Sioux Encamped on the Upper Missouri, Dressing Buffalo Meat and Robes, 1832
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Untitled (Man with Two Oxen), 1869
oil
16 x 24 1/4 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Dr. Peter A. Pizzarello
1983.95.143
Thomas Hart Benton
Planting (Spring Plowing), 1939
lithograph
image: 9 7/8 x 12 11/16 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Frank McClure
1970.89
View of the Junction of the Red River and the False Washita, in Texas, 1834–1835
Karl Fortess
Farm Yard, ca. 1935–1938
oil
21 5/8 x 31 3/4 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Transfer from Museum of Modern Art
1971.447.29
Western Landscape, William Least Heat-Moon
Big Bend on the Upper Missouri, 1900 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Indian Family Alarmed at the Approach of a Prairie Fire, 1846–1848
Foot War Party on the March, Upper Missouri, 1832
Terry Evans
Konza Prairie, 1982
Ektacolor print on paper
image: 19 x 19 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation
1989.38.1
Sault Ste. Marie, Showing the United States Garrison in the Distance, 1836–1837
River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
Beautiful Prairie Bluffs above the Poncas, 1050 Miles above St. Louis, 1832
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