Ojibway Indians Killing Musk-Rats in the Wild Rice Meadows / George Catlin

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Ojibway Indians Killing Musk-Rats in the Wild Rice Meadows

Creator(s):

George Catlin (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1852

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

01.2154

Previous Number(s):

0176.2154; 77; Catlin 420.; 15852

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 13 5/8in. (34.6cm)
Width: 16 7/8in. (42.9cm)
Depth: 1 3/8in. (3.5cm)

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 11in. (27.9cm)
Width: 14 1/2in. (36.8cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

George Catlin

Biography:

American

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Catlin, George

Birth Date:

1796

Death Date:

1872

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1796-1872

Gender:

male

Events:

active (professional function)

Note:

Comment on works: Landscapes

Inscriptions: Inscribed in brass plate on frame, "Ojibway Indians Killing Muskrats George Catlin 1796-1872" in lower center; Inscribed on label on stretcher, "George Catlin (1852) Cat. #8" on verso; Inscribed in ink in the artist's hand on stretcher, "Ojibbeway Indians killing Musk-Rats in the Wild Rice Meadows" on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

canvas, dogs, fires, grass, hills, meadows, men, Native American, natural landscapes, oil, oil paint, oil paintings, Ojibwa, plants, trees

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Catlin, George. Ojibway Indians Killing Musk-Rats in the Wild Rice Meadows. 01.2154. 1852. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/012154 (04/22/2019).

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Ojibway Indians Killing Musk-Rats in the Wild Rice Meadows / George Catlin

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