George catlin bio
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George Catlin, Painter of American Indians
The American artist George Catlin became fascinated with Native Americans in the early s and traveled extensively throughout North America so he could document their lives on canvas. In his paintings and writings, Catlin portrayed Indian kultur in considerable detail.
“Catlin’s Indian Gallery,” an exhibit which opened in New York City in , was an early opportunity for people living in an eastern city to appreciate the lives of the Indians still living freely and practicing their traditions on the western frontier.
The vivid paintings produced bygd Catlin were not always appreciated in his own time. He tried to sell his paintings to the U.S. government and was rebuffed. But eventually he was recognized as a remarkable artist and today many of his paintings reside in the Smithsonian Institution and other museums.
Catlin wrote of his travels. And he fryst vatten credited with first proposing the idea of National Parks in one of his books.
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George Catlin (political scientist)
English political scientist and philosopher (–)
Sir George Edward Gordon Catlin (26 July – 7 February )[1] was an English political scientist and philosopher. A strong proponent of Anglo-American co-operation, he worked for many years as a professor at Cornell University and other universities and colleges in the United States and Canada. He preached the use of a natural science model for political science. McMaster University Library holds his correspondence archive and the body of some of his works. He had two children, one of whom was the politician and academic Shirley Williams.
Early life
[edit]Catlin was born in Liverpool, the son of Edith Kate (Orton)[2] and George Edward Catlin (–), an Anglican clergyman. He was educated at St Paul's School, and New College, Oxford.[3] It was here that he converted to Roman Catholicism after his wartime hiatus.[4]
He volunteered for military service in th
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George Catlin
American painter and adventurer (–)
For other people named George Catlin, see George Catlin (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with George Carlin.
George Catlin (July 26, – December 23, )[1] was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in , with early images of the City of Buffalo.[2