A Seminole Woman

George Catlin, A Seminole Woman, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.307
George Catlin, A Seminole Woman, 1838, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.307
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Artwork Details

Title
A Seminole Woman
Artist
Date
1838
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Indian — Seminole
Object Number
1985.66.307
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.307

Artwork Description

George Catlin arrived at Fort Moultrie, in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 17, 1838. He painted more than ten portraits of Seminole and Yuchi Indians, including this Seminole woman, in the short time he spent at the fort. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)

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George Catlin, Theodore Burr Catlin, in Indian Costume, 1840-1841, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.386,324
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George Catlin, Kotz-a-tó-ah, Smoked Shield, a Distinguished Warrior, 1834, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.63
Kotz-a-tó-ah, Smoked Shield, a Distinguished Warrior
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Date1834
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George Catlin, Pshán-shaw, Sweet-scented Grass, Twelve-year-old Daughter of Bloody Hand, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.125
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George Catlin, Distant View of the Mandan Village, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.379
Distant View of the Mandan Village
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Date1832
oil on canvas
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