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The image depicts four individuals. The adult male is standing at the center, wearing traditional clothing with feathers in his long black hair. He holds a fur piece. On his left, an adult female stands holding a child's hand. The child wears minimal clothing. On the right side of the male, two young individuals stand facing each other. They wear tunics with fringes. The background shows a light blue sky, green foliage, and brown ground. The scene is painted in an oval frame on a neutral-toned surface.
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The image depicts four individuals. The adult male is standing at the center, wearing traditional clothing with feathers in his long black hair. He holds a fur piece. On his left, an adult female stands holding a child's hand. The child wears minimal clothing. On the right side of the male, two young individuals stand facing each other. They wear tunics with fringes. The background shows a light blue sky, green foliage, and brown ground. The scene is painted in an oval frame on a neutral-toned surface.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Assinneboine Warrior and His Family

George Catlin

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 47.3 x 63.5 cm (18 5/8 x 25 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.32
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • portrait
  • Assinneboine
  • Children of Wi-jun-jon
  • Chin-cha-pee (The Fire Bug that creeps), wife
  • Wi-jun-jon (The Pigeon's Egg Head), warrior
Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

NGA object ID 50340. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.