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'''George Catlin'''
{{Infobox rai-fellow
| first_name = George
| elected_ESL = -
| elected_ASL = 1866.12.18
| elected_AI = 1866
| elected_APS =
| elected_LAS =
| membership = ESL paper only (and suggestions)<br />ASL, AI Corresponding Member
| left = 1872 deceased
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=== House Notes ===
ESL Floating museum scheme 1851<br />18 feb 1852: 3. A letter from Mr Catlin asking our Society to propose to the British Government, or to the Trustees of the British Museum to purchase his Indian collection; on which it was <br />4. Resolved that Mr Catlin’s letter be referred to the Scientific Gentlemen who meet here on Thursdays to consider and report on Mr Catlin’s letter. Report sent<br />ASL 31 Jan 1865: A letter was read from Mr Catlin, which was ordered to be discussed at the next Council.<br /><br />see also 23. Centenary of the Opening of George Catlin's North American Indian Museum and Gallery in the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. With a Memoir of Catlin; by L. J. P. Gaskin in Man Vol. 40 (Feb., 1940), pp. 17-21 <br />
=== Notes From Elsewhere ===
George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West.
== Publications ==
=== External Publications ===
Life among the Indians, 1867<br /><br />Shut your mouth and save your life, 1870
=== House Publications ===
On the Mandan Indians, an extinct tribe. Read 18 June 1851
== Related Material Details ==
=== RAI Material ===
photos of drawings
=== Other Material ===