George Catlin, Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone, 1832-1833, oil on canvas, 24 x 29 in. (60.9 x 73.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.415
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone
- Artist
- Date
- 1832-1833
- Location
- Dimensions
- 24 x 29 in. (60.9 x 73.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Animal — buffalo
- Landscape — river — Yellowstone River
- Occupation — hunter
- Indian
- Western
- Figure group — male
- Object Number
- 1985.66.415
Artwork Description
George Catlin described this scene as “animals dying on the ground passed over; and my man Batiste swamped in crossing a creek.” He made the sketch on the Upper Missouri in 1832. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)
