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The image shows a camp scene from an elevated viewpoint. There are several tipis scattered across the landscape with figures engaged in various activities. In the background, there are low hills and a softly glowing sky suggesting either sunrise or sunset. The land stretches into the distance with green vegetation and a partly obscured river or body of water on the right. The color palette consists of earthy browns and greens, contrasted by golden hues in the sky.
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The image shows a camp scene from an elevated viewpoint. There are several tipis scattered across the landscape with figures engaged in various activities. In the background, there are low hills and a softly glowing sky suggesting either sunrise or sunset. The land stretches into the distance with green vegetation and a partly obscured river or body of water on the right. The color palette consists of earthy browns and greens, contrasted by golden hues in the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

A Crow Village of Skin Tents on the Salmon River

George Catlin

Date
1855/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 47 x 62.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.350
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Village
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • architecture
  • Crow
  • Salmon River
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 50658. 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.