Arikara Village of Earth-Covered lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, Arikara Village of Earth-Covered lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.386
George Catlin, Arikara Village of Earth-Covered lodges, 1600 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., 1985.66.386
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Artwork Details

Title
Arikara Village of Earth-Covered lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis
Artist
Date
1832
Location
Not on view
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 group
  • Western
  • Landscape — United States
  • Indian — Arikara
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — hut
Object Number
1985.66.386
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.386

Artwork Description

“This village is built upon an open prairie, and the gracefully undulating hills that rise in the distance behind it are everywhere covered with a verdant green turf, without a tree or a bush anywhere to be seen. This view was taken from the deck of the steamer when I was on my way up the river.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 25, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (3 items)

John Divola, Untitled (Window), gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.390, ©, John Divola
Untitled (Window)
Artist
gelatin silver print
Not on view
John Divola, Untitled (Woman with hose), 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.391
Untitled (Woman with hose)
Artist
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view
John Divola, Cyclone on the Beach, 1987, instant black and white print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1991.24A-D, © 1987, John Divola
Cyclone on the Beach
Artist
Date1987
instant black and white print
Not on view

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