Buffalo_and_Elk_in_Texas-_George_Catlin.jpg

Summary

George Catlin : Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas

Artist



Alternative names	G. Catlin; Geo. Catlin; George Caitlin; George Bruce Catlin; Catlin
Description	American painter, artist, lawyer and writer
Date of birth/death	26 July 1796	23 December 1872
Location of birth/death	Wilkes-Barre	Jersey City
Work location	Philadelphia, New York, Albany, Buffalo , Washington
Authority file	: Q455133 VIAF : 88688790 ISNI : 0000000109228325 ULAN : 500004854 LCCN : n50035819 NAID : 10582045 WorldCat

Title

Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas

Object type

painting

Date

between 1846 and 1848

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 49.7 cm (19.5 in); width: 70 cm (27.5 in)

Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

	Native name	Smithsonian American Art Museum
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	Washington, D.C. , United States of America
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 52″ N, 77° 01′ 24″ W
	Established	1829
	Website	http://americanart.si.edu/
	Authority file	: Q1192305 VIAF : 146976922 ISNI : 0000000122847868 ULAN : 500311465 LCCN : n81062959 NLA : 36217051 WorldCat

Accession number

1985.66.580

Place of creation

United States of America

References

Smithsonian American Art Museum artwork ID : 4047

Source/Photographer

Smithsonian American Art Museum: online database: entry 4047

Licensing

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Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas

Cervus canadensis

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Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas

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Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas

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