Catlin and Party Stalking Buffalo, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, Catlin and Party Stalking Buffalo, Upper Missouri, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.579
Copied George Catlin, Catlin and Party Stalking Buffalo, Upper Missouri, 1846-1848, oil on canvas, 19 5⁄8 x 27 1⁄2 in. (49.7 x 70.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.579
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Artwork Details

Title
Catlin and Party Stalking Buffalo, Upper Missouri
Artist
Date
1846-1848
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
19 5⁄8 x 27 1⁄2 in. (49.7 x 70.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Western
  • Recreation — sport and play — hunting
  • Animal — buffalo
  • Portrait male — Catlin, George — self-portrait
  • Landscape — river — Missouri River
Object Number
1985.66.579
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.579

Artwork Description

“Their colour is a dark brown, but changing very much as the season varies from warm to cold; their hair or fur, from its great length in the winter and spring, and exposure to the weather, turning quite light, and almost to a jet black, when the winter coat is shed off, and a new growth is shooting out.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, no. 31, 1841; reprint 1973)