Mounted War Party Scouring a Thicket

George Catlin, Mounted War Party Scouring a Thicket, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.586
George Catlin, Mounted War Party Scouring a Thicket, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, 20 x 27 1⁄4 in. (50.9 x 69.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.586
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Artwork Details

Title
Mounted War Party Scouring a Thicket
Artist
Date
1846-1848
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
20 x 27 1⁄4 in. (50.9 x 69.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Equestrian
  • State of being — evil — war
  • Indian — Comanche
Object Number
1985.66.586
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.586

Artwork Description

George Catlin’s descriptions of Native Americans reveal his respect for the tribes and nations that he feared would soon vanish. “Every one of these red sons of the forest (or rather of the prairie) is a knight and lord . . . the only things which he deems worthy of his exertions are to mount his snorting steed, with his bow and quiver slung, his arrow-shield upon his arm, and his long lance glistening in the war-parade . . .” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 4, 1841; reprint 1973)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Anna K. Weaver, Cast thy Anchor in Heaven, n.d., albumen silver print of a photogram, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore, 2010.53.2
Cast thy Anchor in Heaven
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Daten.d.
albumen silver print of a photogram
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Anna K. Weaver, No Cross, No Crown, 1874, albumen silver print of a photogram, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.284
No Cross, No Crown
Artist
Date1874
albumen silver print of a photogram
Not on view
Anna K. Weaver, The Lord Will Provide, 1877, albumen print on paper, in vintage frame, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2022.29
The Lord Will Provide
Artist
Date1877
albumen print on paper, in vintage frame
Not on view
Anna K. Weaver, The Lord is Risen, 1877, albumen photogram print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2023.14
The Lord is Risen
Artist
Date1877
albumen photogram print
Not on view

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