Noted European and American painters travel with…

1828 CE to 1839 CE

Noted European and American painters travel with traders, explorers, and expeditions for the opportunity to paint the West and its Native American peoples.

Among those who encounter and paint the Assiniboine from life are painters Karl Bodmer and George Catlin.

Images
George Catlin: Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior (1831), oil on canvas 73.6 cm (29 ″) x 60.9 cm (24 ″); Smithsonian American Art Museum. Catlin painted this subject at three different points in his life: young (this painting), then before and after the subject visited Washington, D.C. The warrior was ostracized by his tribe after he returned from Washington.

George Catlin: Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior (1831), oil on canvas 73.6 cm (29 ″) x 60.9 cm (24 ″); Smithsonian American Art Museum. Catlin painted this subject at three different points in his life: young (this painting), then before and after the subject visited Washington, D.C. The warrior was ostracized by his tribe after he returned from Washington.

People
George Catlin View → Karl Bodmer View →

Groups
Assiniboine people (Amerind tribe) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View →

Topics
Western Art: Romanticism View →

Subjects
Painting and Drawing View →

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