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:
1837-1839
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George Catlin described this magical image as “the figure of a buffalo cut out of the turf on the prairie, and visited by the Indians going on a buffalo-hunt.” (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)