Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara

George Catlin described the location of the attack as “a ravine, near the Mandan village.” Catlin may have observed an Indian skirmish during his visit to the Mandan village in 1832, but the painting is most likely a studio fabrication. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1832-1833
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in. (49.7 x 70.0 cm)

Object #: 4266
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

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Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.464
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