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  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 3rd Floor

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 2B

Media - 1985.66.386,324 - SAAM-1985.66.386324_1 - 8987

Theodore Burr Catlin, in Indian Costume

George Catlin
1840-1841
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.430 - SAAM-1985.66.430_1 - 81536

Ball-play of the Women, Prairie du Chien

George Catlin
1835-1836
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.554 - SAAM-1985.66.554_1 - 9244

Deer Hunting by Torchlight in Bark Canoes

George Catlin
1846-1848
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.399 - SAAM-1985.66.399_1 - 81519

River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin
1832
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.565 - SAAM-1985.66.565_1 - 81323

Sioux Indians on Snowshoes Lancing Buffalo

George Catlin
1846-1848
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.479 - SAAM-1985.66.479_1 - 81564

Sac and Fox Sailing in Canoes

George Catlin
1837-1839
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.363 - SAAM-1985.66.363_1 - 81444

View on the Missouri, Alluvial Banks Falling in, 600 Miles…

George Catlin
1832
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.398 - SAAM-1985.66.398_1 - 81518

View from Floyd’s Grave, 1300 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin
1832
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.370 - SAAM-1985.66.370_1 - 8912

Magnificent Clay Bluffs, 1800 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin
1832
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.75 - SAAM-1985.66.75_2 - 136322

We-chúsh-ta-dóo-ta, Red Man, a Distinguished Ball Player

George Catlin
1835
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.373 - SAAM-1985.66.373_1 - 8922

Beautiful Grassy Bluffs, 110 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin
1832
oil on canvas
Media - 1985.66.369 - SAAM-1985.66.369_1 - 8911

Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin
1832
oil on canvas

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