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Horse-racing (Minatarrees), (painting)

Catalog Data

Artist:
Catlin, George  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Notes:
Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 179
Cartoon No. 179. HORSE-RACING (Mantarrees).--Horse-racing is a favorite amusement with most of the tribes, and is much the same as racing in the civilized world. [P. 43; exhibited under heading: "Indian Manners and Customs."]
Catalogue Descriptive and Instructive of Catlin's Indian Cartoons. Portraits, Types, and Customs. 600 Paintings in Oil, with 20,000 full length figures illustrating their various Games, Religious Ceremonies, and other Customs, and 27 Canvas Paintings of Lasalle's Discoveries. New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers, Printing-House Square, 1871.
Topic:
Ethnic--Minatarree  Search this
Western  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Equestrian  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Racing  Search this
Figure(s) In Exterior--Frontier  Search this
Control number:
AECI 05690441
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_104802