George Catlin Letters and Notes on the North American Indians
Entry/Object ID
L2012.21.116
Description
George Catlin Letters and Notes on the North American Indians. Published in 1 volume. The original "Letters & Notes" were published in 1841 in 2 volumes. It is the record, and sometimes the only record, of the last high glory days of the Indian nations west of the Mississippi. This volume is illustrated with Catlin's portraits and line drawings and preserves the best of his descriptions and anecdotes, describing the Indians while they still inhabited their own country, wore their native costumes, assumed their regular occupations, held feasts, ceremonies, dances, and adhered to medicines. Catlin traveled amongst these peoples from 1832-1836.
366/Hardbound/Jacketed/Illustrations/Photographs.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Art
Search Terms
Artwork by George Catlin, Native American, North American Indians, Catlin, George
