Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Painting: George Catlin: A Choctaw Woman
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A Choctaw Woman 1834 George Catlin oil on canvas 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr. 1985.66.297  
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The subject is described by George Catlin as having her hair in braids and a “remarkable expression.” The artist painted this Choctaw woman at Fort Gibson, Arkansas Territory, in 1834. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition) |
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