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The image presents a depiction of three individuals standing next to each other. The middle person has medium-length dark hair, a tall feathered headdress, distinctive facial features, painted chest designs, a waist covering, necklaces, bracelets, and an arm band. To the left, a young figure with dark hair and facial markings is wearing minimal clothing with painted chest designs and bracelets. On the right, another person with medium-length dark hair, feathered earrings, and an elaborately beaded top is wearing arm and ankle decorations, along with a patterned waist covering. The background shows a softly painted, abstract outdoor landscape with green foliage and a neutral sky, framed in muted tones.
National Gallery of Art · Painting
A Chetibo Family
George Catlin
- Date
- 1854/1869
- Medium
- oil on card mounted on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 45.9 x 59.7 cm (18 1/16 x 23 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Painting
- Accession number
- 1965.16.233
- Credit line
- Paul Mellon Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CAB
Subjects and terms
- painted surface
- American
- American Paintings, Catlin
- Son of chief (unnamed)
- South American Indian
- portrait
- Chetibo
- Cla-hu-ma, secondary chief
- Vin-vin-ne, wife of chief
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 50541. 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.