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Artist:
George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in. (49.7 x 70.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1835-1836
Luce Center Label:
“At this place, on the point of land between the Mississippi and the St. Peters rivers, the United States' Government have erected a strong Fort, which has taken the name of Fort Snelling, from the name of a distinguished and most excellent officer of that name, who superintended the building of it. The site of this Fort is one of the most judicious that could have been selected in the country, both for health and defence; and being on an elevation of 100 feet or more above the water, has an exceedingly bold and picturesque effect. This Fort is generally occupied by a regiment of men placed here to keep the peace amongst the Sioux and Chippeways, who occupy the country about it, and also for the purpose of protecting the citizens on the frontier.” George Catlin probably sketched this landscape during his 1835 visit to Fort Snelling in present-day Minnesota. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 50, 1841; reprint 1973)
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Animal\buffalo  Search this
Indian\Sioux  Search this
Landscape\lake\Lake Calhoun  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\teepee  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Object number:
1985.66.335
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/vk7dd48ba50-5e4d-4053-bea4-e22a261126ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1985.66.335