Catlin Paintings Redisplayed in Art Hall
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PrintFour hundred George Catlin Indian paintings are re-displayed in the Art Hall of the Natural History Building. The original paintings were acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1879 and first exhibited in 1883. In the 1900s the majority were placed in the anthropological collection, from which the paintings for this exhibit were loaned. The paintings were cleaned and renovated to be displayed in this new exhibit, "Catlin's Indian Gallery," which was shown from July 19 to September 19, 1965, and was mounted "in a setting and manner approximating Catlin's own gallery of the mid-19th century."
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
July 19, 1965
North America