At the end of the 19th century, the USA stood for the dawn of modernity. Industrialisation and capitalism shaped the new dynamic world power and made it the land of unlimited opportunities for Europeans. At the same time, the United States also brought forth a tradition of criticism of civilization, for which Henry David Thoreau and his novel "Walden" are representative. Thoreau sang the song of praise to the simple life, against the urban world of modernity. George Catlin stands in this tradition. The conquest of the West took place in the fight against the indigenous people of the continent. The cultures of the Native American peoples perished in the treks of settlers and the rifles of the US cavalry. Catlin is the most outstanding chronicler of the Native American's disappearing world. His reports, books and above all sketches and paintings are today an important part of the cultural heritage of the USA.
Catlin came into contact with the Indian culture early on. His mother and grandmother were kidnapped by Indians before his birth and used as hostages. In the rural Midwest, Catlin grew up in a close relationship with nature and began to collect Indian cult objects. But his father had other plans for the boy and sent him to the city to study law. Catlin completed law school and practiced as a lawyer. During this time, the desire grew in him to combine his love of nature and his artistic inclinations and to work as a painter. After first years as a portrait painter in New York, he finally found his way back to the interests of his youth and discovered Indian culture as the subject of his works. After first portrait studies of Indian delegates, he set out to study Indian culture in its natural habitat. Today Catlin is considered the expert on the "true" Indian life. His travelogues and portraits are today part of the cultural heritage of the USA and an invaluable source for research on the Native Americans.
Trips to the different Indian tribes followed. As a connoisseur of Indian culture, Catlin also accompanied official missions for first contact, e.g. with the Comanches in 1834. Catlin became increasingly fascinated by the culture of the Native Americans and protested against their ruthless colonization. From 1837 Catlin presented the culture of the Native Americans to a larger audience in his Indian Gallery, which reacted with fascination to the unknown world. After the success in America, Catlin also travelled to Europe with his exhibition. In 1845 Catlin began to show Indian rituals publicly, first by whites and then by Indians. The interest in this declining culture was so great that he also showed these cultural events in London and Paris. Due to personal strokes of fate, he left North America and tried his hand at gold prospecting in South America before settling in Brussels. Only at an advanced age did he return to the USA.
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.jpg "Shé-de-ah, Wild Sage, a Wichita Woman, 1834 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Buffalo Hunt, plate 7 from Catlin")
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.jpg "Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis by George Catlin")
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.jpg "View in the Cross Timbers, Texas by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Excavating a Canoe - Nayas Indians by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Dying Buffalo Bull, in Snow Drift, plate 17 from the North American Indian Portfolio by George Catlin")
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.jpg "The White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas by George Catlin")
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.jpg "White Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Tel-maz-há-za, a Warrior of Distinction by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Crow Lodge of Twenty-five Buffalo Skins by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wah-pón-jee-a, The Swan, a Warrior by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Joc-o-sot, the Walking Bear by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ke-chím-qua, Big Bear by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Menomonie Chief, His Wife, and Son by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ball-Player Dance, 1845 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wah-chee-háhs-ka, Man Who Puts All Out of Doors by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Pshán-shaw, Sweet-scented Grass, Twelve-year-old Daughter of Bloody Hand by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Náw-káw, Wood, Former Chief of the Tribe by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Arikara Village of Earth-Covered Lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Mah-to-toh-pa, the Mandan Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Coo-coo-coo, The Owl, an Aged Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Sioux Indians on Snowshoes Lancing Buffalo by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon")
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.jpg "Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone, in Ball-player")
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.jpg "Kút-tee-o-túb-bee, How Did He Kill?, a Noted Brave by George Catlin")
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.jpg "A Blackfoot Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Full Dress, 1832 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Bón-són-gee, New Fire, a Band Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Cler-mónt, First Chief of the Tribe by George Catlin")
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.jpg "A Flathead Chief with His Family by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Father Hennepin Leaving the Mississippi to Join La Salle, May 8th 1680 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Cler-mónt, First Chief of the Tribe by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Mah-to-toh-pa, the Mandan Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Pam-a-hó, The Swimmer, One of Black Hawk")
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.jpg "Wah-pe-kée-suck, White Cloud Called the Prophet, Adviser to Black Hawk by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Full Dress by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Lá-shah-le-stáw-hix, Man Chief, a Republican Pawnee by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Túnk-aht-óh-ye, Thunderer, a Boy, and Wun-pán-to-mee, White Weasel, a Girl by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull")
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.jpg "The Snow Shoe Dance, from Catlin")
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.jpg "Men-són-se-ah, Left Hand, a Warrior by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wah-pón-jee-a, The Swan, a Warrior by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wee-sheet, Sturgeon")
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.jpg "Mah-to-toh-pa, the Mandan Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ee-áh-sá-pa, Black Rock, a Two Kettle Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wi-Jun-Jon, an Assinneboin Chief, Colour Lithograph by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief in Mourning by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wah-kón-ze-kaw, The Snake by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Shawano, The South, a Noted Warrior, 1831 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Peh-tó-pe-kiss, Eagle")
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.jpg "Mah-to-toh-pa, the Mandan Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "We-chúsh-ta-dóo-ta, Red Man, a Distinguished Ball Player, 1835 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ah-móu-a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk")
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.jpg "Du-cór-re-a, Chief of the Tribe, and His Family by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Kay-a-gís-gis, a Young Woman, 1832 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Ni-a-cómo, Fix With the Foot, a Brave by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Joc-o-sot, the Walking Bear by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Tís-se-wóo-na-tís, She Who Bathes Her Knees, Wife of the Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone by George Catlin")
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.jpg "His-oo-sán-chees, Little Spaniard, a Warrior by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Le-sháw-loo-láh-le-hoo, Big Elk, Chief of the Skidi Wolf Pawnee, 1832 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "No-ak-chóo-she-kaw, He Who Breaks the Bushes by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Black Rock with family. The chief proudly presents his emblems of honor, including a lance with scalp by George Catlin")
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.jpg "The Running Fox on a Fine Horse - Saukie, 1861-1869 by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Portraits of a Grizzly Bear and Mouse, Life Size by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Hón-je-a-pút-o, Wife of Bear-catcher by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Chee-me-náh-na-quet, Great Cloud, son of Grizzly Bear by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Táh-zee-keh-dá-cha, Torn Belly, a Distinguished Brave by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Pash-ee-pa-ho, Little Stabbing Chief, the Younger, One of Black Hawk")
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.jpg "Náh-pope, Soup, adviser to Black Hawk by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Tís-se-wóo-na-tís, She Who Bathes Her Knees, Wife of the Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Little Bear, Steep Wind, The Dog; Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wa-másh-ee-sheek, He Who Takes Away; Wa-chésh-uk, War; Mink-chésk, Three Distinguished Young Men by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Wa-kon-chásh-kaw, He Who Comes on the Thunder by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Mong-shóng-sha, Bending Willow, Wife of Great Chief by George Catlin")
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.jpg "Kaskaskia Chief, His Mother, and Son by George Catlin")
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