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A Choctaw Woman
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The subject is described by George Catlin as having her hair in braids and a “remarkable expression.” The artist painted this Choctaw woman at Fort Gibson, Arkansas Territory, in 1834. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineA Choctaw Woman. 1834. George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.. CC0.
