George Catlin
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| Born | 1796 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Residence | Brussels [1866] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | artist | ||||||||||
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Office Notes
House Notes
ESL Floating museum scheme 1851
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
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
ASL 31 Jan 1865: A letter was read from Mr Catlin, which was ordered to be discussed at the next Council.
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
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
Shut your mouth and save your life, 1870
House Publications
On the Mandan Indians, an extinct tribe. Read 18 June 1851
Related Material Details
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