George Catlin's Indian portraits 1830-1836 in National Portrait Gallery. America was indifferent to his 300 plus Indian chief portraits. Catlin spent the 1830's traveling among American tribes painting portraits of the chiefs, encampments, hunts, villages and wigwams. I recommend this extraordinary collection of first American peoples by George Catlin if you are in Washington DC.
Dog Feast
...detail Dog Feast, an honor for guests.
Mandan Village
A chief goes to Washington…
Snapping Turtle who spoke several Indian dialects, was half Indian, and assistant to Catlin.
I could not photograph this group because the area was closed.
