Two Young Men, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Two Young Men

George Catlin described this painting as “two Menominee youths at full length, in beautiful dresses . . . one with his war-club in his hand, and the other blowing on his ‘courting flute.’” He probably painted the image at Prairie du Chien or Green Bay in 1835 or 1836. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1835 or 1836
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)

Object #: 4425
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=4425
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.235-236
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