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Three individuals are depicted in a grassy outdoor area. The person in the center is facing forward, wearing a beige garment with fringe details, a necklace, and a feathered headdress. They hold a decorated object. To the left, a slightly smaller individual stands wearing a similar outfit with necklaces and a red cloth belt. This person also wears a feathered headdress. To the right, another person is shown turned sideways, wrapped in a beige cloth or blanket with long dark hair tied back. Each person wears moccasin-style footwear and colorful striped leggings. The background shows a softly painted sky with hints of clouds and distant greenery.
National Gallery of Art · Painting
A Stone Warrior, His Wife, and a Boy
George Catlin
- Date
- 1855/1869
- Medium
- oil on card mounted on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 45.7 x 61.8 cm (18 x 24 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Painting
- Accession number
- 1965.16.161
- Credit line
- Paul Mellon Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CAB
Subjects and terms
- painted surface
- American
- Young boy
- American Paintings, Catlin
- North American Indian
- portrait
- Wife of warrior (unnamed)
- See-de-guts, warrior
- Stone
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 50469. 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.