Artist:

George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872  Search this

Sitter:

Double Walker  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1832

Luce Center Label:

Omaha brave Double Walker wears a buffalo robe and leggings fringed with scalp locks. His hair is dressed with a roach of stiff animal hair dyed with vermilion and decorated with a single feather that may indicate he was a warrior. George Catlin painted this portrait at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas) in 1832. (Gurney and Heyman, eds., George Catlin and His Indian Gallery, 2002)

Topic:

Recreation\leisure\smoking  Search this

Dress\Indian dress  Search this

Indian\Omaha  Search this

Portrait male\full length  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Object number:

1985.66.116

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ab2c0e94-abcf-4c9c-821a-7006a5650e6a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1985.66.116