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35mm color slides of scientific illustration

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Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
633 Map showing location of Miocene fossil deposits in North America.
639 Contemporary Upper Pliocene life.
631 Location of Pliocene fossil deposits in North America.
640 Contemporary Lower Pliocene life.
K 14209 Headdress and beads. Bonaparte. Les habitants de Suriname… Paris, 1884.
Plate E.
2707 (A.M.N.H. 77th Street Facade) 1891. 1 watercolor : Watercolor ; 23 3/4 x 48 1/2
in. Support: Paper. Inscription: LR "Cady-Berg-See/Architects New York".
Condition: Good (1). Condition History: Conserved in ?1986?. Frame: Black
painted wood, 36 1/4 x 62 5/8.
637 Map showing location of Eocene fossil deposits in North America.
3050 The First Day of the Yam Custom from plate 2, Bowdich, Mission from Cape
Coast Castle to Ashantee. London, 1819.
635 Location of Oligocene fossil deposits in North America.
1352 Coryphodon family- Restoration painting. Coryphodon
1350 Metacheiromys restoration drawing. Metacheiromys
K 14208 Marquis de Raggi’s bird of paradise. Elliot, Daniel Giraud. A monograph of the bird of paradise, Paradisea raggiana
Paradiseidae or birds of paradise. London, 1873. Marquis de Raggi's
K 14210 Red bird of paradise. Elliot, Daniel Giraud. A monograph of the Paradiseidae or bird of paradise, red Paradisea sanguinea
birds of paradise. London, 1873. Plate V.
6311 Lake Lanao Cyprinid. Artist Unknown, from Albert W.C.T. Herre, "Distribution of cyprinid Mandibularca resinus
the true fresh-water fishes in the Philippines," Phillipine journal of science,
Manila, 1924.
6312 Lake Lanao Cyprinid. Artist Unknown, from Albert W.C.T. Herre, "Two new fishes cyprinid Puntius baoulan
from Lake Lanao," The Phillipine journal of science, Manila, 1926.
6313 Lake Lanao Cyprinid. Artist Unknown, from Albert W.C.T. Herre, "Two new fishes cyprinid Puntius tras
from Lake Lanao," The Phillipine journal of science, Manila, 1926.
6309 Mexican Dace. Artist Unknown, from David Starr Jordan, The fishes of North and dace, Mexican Evarra eigenmanni
Middle America, Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 47,
Washington, 1896-1900.
6280 Labrador Duck. Artist Unknown, from A. Milne-Edwards, Observations sur duck, Labrador Camptorhynchus
quelques especes d’oiseaux..., Centenaire de la fondation du Museum labradorius, formerly
d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1893. Camptolaemus
labradorius
6281 King Island Emu. Artist Unknown, from Gregory Macalister Mathews, The birds emu, King Island Dromaius ater
of Australia, London, 1910-1927. 12 vols.
653 Hipparion restoration horse, early (extinct)
654 Hypohippus forest. horse, early (extinct)
666 Przewalsky Horse - Modern wild horse from Mongolia. horse, Mongolian wild Equus freus przewalskii
or Przewalski's
6308 Ash Meadows Killifish. Artist Unknown, from David Starr Jordan, "The fishes of killifish, Ash Meadows Empetrichthys merriami
Middle and North America," Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No.
47, Washington, 1896-1900.
K 14253 Lemur. Elliot, Daniel Giraud. A review of the primates. New York, 1912. Volume I, lemur
plate 5.
6269 Mascarene Parrot. Artist Unknown, from A. Milne-Edwards, Observations sur parrot, Mascarene Mascarinus mascarinus
quelques especes d’oiseaux...., Centenaire de la fondation du Museum
d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1893.
6295 Wabash Riffleshell. Artist Unknown, from Isaac Lea, "New unionidae of the riffleshell, wabash Epioblasma sampsonii
United States and Arctic America," Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1862-1863.
336 Painting of stegosaurus, Old Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs. Stegosaurus Stegosaurus
6310 Harelip Sucker. Artist Unknown, from David Starr Jordan, "The fishes of North sucker, harelip Lagochila lacera
and Middle America," Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 47,
Washington, 1896-1900.
6299 Reunion Giant Tortoise. Artist Unknown, from Academie des sciences, tortoise, Reunion giant Cylindraspis indica
Memoires for a natural history of animals, London, 1688.
6300 Reunion Giant Tortoise. Artist Unknown, from Johann David Schoepff, Ioannis tortoise, Reunion giant Cylindraspis indica
Davidis Schoepff Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata, Erlangae, 1792.
6327 African wild ass wild ass, African Equus hemionus
6255 Japanese Wolf. From Philip F. Van Siebold, Fauna Japonica, Lugduni, wolf, Japanese Canis lupus hodophilax
1833-1850. 5 vols.

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Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605?

Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14283 Dried skate. Aldrovandi, Ulisse. Ulyssis Aldrovandi de piscibus libri V et de cetis skate
liver unus… Bologna, 1638. Page 443.

Astori, Constantin, 1889-
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
1000 Pterosaurs restoration painting by Constantin Astori. Pterosaur Pterosaur

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
3267 Pronghorned Antelope (antilope Americana). From Audubon's Viviparous antelope, pronghorned
quadrupeds of North America, vol. 2, plate 77.
1954 American Beaver. From Audubon's Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, beaver, American
vol. 1, plate 46. Lithograph by Hitchcock, W. R. after J.J. Audubon.
2859 Bird of Washington, from Birds of America, vol. 1, plate 11. Bird of Washington
2868 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), from Birds of America, vol. 2, plate 102. bluejay
2862 Townsend's Bunting or Townsend's Finch. From Audubon's Birds of America. bunting, Townsend's
2877 Prairie Wolf or Coyote (Canis latrans), from Audubon's Viviparous quadrupeds of coyote
North America, vol. 2, plate 71.
2871 Blue Crane or Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerula), Pl. 307, Audubon's Birds of crane, blue or heron,
America. Engraved by Havell after J.J. Audubon. little blue
692 Deer painting. Not from Audubon's Viviparous quadrupeds of North America. deer
2857 Mallard Duck, from Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 221. duck, mallard
3063 Wood or Summer Duck. From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 206. duck, wood or summer
2852 American Flamingo, from Birds of America, vol. 4, plate 431. Engraving by flamingo, American
Robert Havell after J.J. Audubon.
2863 Small Headed Flycatcher & Blue Mountain Warbler. From Audubon's Birds of flycatcher,
America. small-headed :warbler,
blue mountain
2856 Canada Goose. From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 201. goose, Canada
1186 Herring Gulls. From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 291. gull, herring
2882 Northern or American Hare (Lepus americanus), summer pelage. Lithograph by hare, Northern or
Bowen after Audubon. Audubon's Viviparous quadrupeds of North America, vol. American
1, plate 11.
K 14204 Polar hare. Audubon, John James. The viviparous quadrupeds of North America. hare, polar
New York, 1845-1848. Volume I, plate 32.
2854 Great American Hen & Young. From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 1, plate 6. hen, great American
2858 Great White Heron, from Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 281. heron, great white
3065 Green Heron. From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 333. heron, green
3064 Snowy Heron or White Egret. From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 3, plate 242. heron, snowy or egret,
white
2873 Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippienses). From Audubon's Birds of America, kite, Mississippi
vol. 2, plate 117.
2881 California Marmot Squirrel (Mexican ground squirrel). Audubon's Viviparous marmot squirrel,
quadrupeds of North America, vol. 3, plate 109. California
2878 Mexican Ground or Marmot Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus). From marmot squirrel,
Audubon's Viviparous quadrupeds of North America, vol. 3, plate 124. Mexican
2870 Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus). From Audubon's Birds of America, mockingbird
vol. 1, plate 21.
3279 Canada Otter (lutra canadensis). From Audubon's Viviparous quadrupeds of otter, Canada
North America, vol. 2, plate 51.
2855 Snowy Owl, from Birds of America, vol. 2, plate 121. owl, snowy
2875 Carolina Parrot (Conuropsis carolinensis). From Audubon's Birds of America, parakeet, Carolina Conuropsis carolinensis
vol. 1, plate 26.
K 14298 Grey rabbit. Audubon, John James and Buchanan, (?). The viviparous rabbit, grey
quadrupeds of North America. New York, 1845-1848. Volume I, plate 22.
2880 Eastern raccoon (Procyon logor), from Quadrupeds, vol. 2, plate 61. raccoon
K 14296 Douglass squirrel. Audubon, John James. The viviparous quadrupeds of North squirrel, Douglass
America. New York, 1845-1848. Volume I, plate 48.
2879 Downy or Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). From Audubon's Viviparous squirrel, downy
quadrupeds of North America, vol. 1, plate 25.
2866 Dusky or Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), melanistic phase. From squirrel, gray
Audubon's Viviparous quadrupeds of North America, vol. 3, plate 117.
K 14300 Oregon flying squirrel. Audubon, John James. The viviparous quadrupeds of squirrel, Oregon flying
North America. New York, 1845-1848. Volume I, plate 15.
3066 Carolina Titmouse. Vol 2 plate 160 from Audubon, Birds of America. titmouse, Carolina
2853 Wild Turkey, from Birds of America, vol. 1, plate 1. turkey, wild
2869 Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Birds of America, vol. 2, plate 106. vulture, black
2872 Red-headed Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), pl. 151 from Birds of America. vulture, red-headed
turkey
2861 Carbonated Warbler, Birds of America, vol. 1, plate 60. warbler, carbonated
2883 Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). From Audubon's Birds of America, warbler, prothonotary
vol. 1, plate 3.
2822 Wolverine / Reverse UL "J.J. Audubon". 1841. 1 watercolor : Watercolor ; 25 1/16 wolverine
x 35 15/16 in.Gulo luscus. Support: Paper. Audubon, John James and Rev. John
Bachman. "The Quadrupeds of North America." Vol. 1. New York, 1854, pp.
202-213. One individual snarling, facing left, standing or walking slowly on a
slope grass, plants, two rotted branches in foreground. Inscription: On back
"Wolverine J.J. Audubon - July 3rd, 1841 - New York - no. 6 - plate 26. Original
marks pasted on back of mount under the wood backing" On back "Original
drawing of the wolverine by John J. Audubon - M.R. Audubon/Plate 26/no. 6.".
Condition: Fair (2). Condition History: 1965 Kennedy Galleries. Frame: Gold
painted frame, glazed, 3 7/8 wide. Born in: Haiti;Died in: NY. AUD-13, A-243.
2867 American Woodcock (Scolopax minor). Pl. 268 from Audubon's Birds of woodcock, American
2860 Cuvier's wren (Cuvier's regulus). From Audubon's Birds of America, vol. 1, plate 55. wren, Cuvier's

 
Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
1652 Gray Wolf. 1 painting : Oil ; 21 7/16 x 26 5/8 in. Canis lupas, white morph. wolf, gray
Support: Canvas. Audubon, John James and Rev. John Bachman. "The
Quadrupeds of North America." Vol. 2. New York, 1854., pp. 156-162; Ford,
Alice. "Audubon's Animals." New York, 1951, p. 68. One individual facing right
crouched snarling over remains of campfire, right front paw resting on long
bone. Woods, mountains, valley and sky in background.. Inscription: Reverse
"White Wolf by J.W. Audubon for Zool. Soc. under condition of will, M.R. and F.
Audubon/Florence Audubon/Florence Audubon from Maria Audubon J.W.A.".
Condition: Fair (2). Condition History: 1965, 1977, Kennedy Galleries. Frame:
Gilt frame, glazed, 2 15/16 wide. Born in: Henderson, KY;Died in: NY. AUD-60,
A-254.

Audubon, John, 1812-1862 or Victor Gifford Audubon, 1809-1860
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
1419 Caribou or American Reindeer. By John Woodhouse Audubon, from Audubon's caribou
Viviparous quadrupeds of North America, vol. 3, plate 126.

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Barraband, Jacques, 1767-1809
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
6272 Cuban Red Macaw. By Jacques Barraband, from Francois Levaillant, Histoire macaw, Cuban red Ara tricolor
naturelle des perroquets, Paris 1801-1805. 2 vols.
6273 Carolina Parakeet. By Jacques Barraband, from Francois Levaillant, Histoire parakeet, Carolina Conuropsis carolinensis
naturelle des perroquets, Paris 1801-1805. 2 vols.
6270 Mascarene Parrot. By Jacques Barraband, from Francois Levaillant, Histoire parrot, Mascarene Mascarinus mascarinus
naturelle des perroquets, Paris, 1801-1805. 2 vols.

Belon, Pierre, 1517?-1564
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14265 Hippopotamus and crocodile. Belon, Pierre. L’Histoire naturelle des estranges Hippopotamus
poissons marins… Paris, 1551. Page 50. :crocodile
K 14270 Monkfish. Belon, Pierre. La nature et diversite des poissons… Paris, 1555. Page Monkfish
33.

Berjeau, Charles
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
6274 Reunion Starling. By Charles Berjeau, from James Murie, On the skeleton and starling, Reunion Fregilupus varius
lineage of Fregilupes varius, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
London, 1874.

Billardon-Sauvigny, Edme, 1736-1812
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14216 Sauvigny, Edme Louie. Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine. Paris, 1780.
Title page.
K 14219 Koi (goldfish). Sauvigny, Edme Louie. Histoire naturelle des dorades de la goldfish
Chine. Paris, 1780. Opposite page 32.

Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14205 Otter. Bonaparte, Carlo L. Principe de. Iconografia della fauna italica. Rome, otter
1832-1841. Tomo III, plate opposite page 35.

Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
6307 Rodriguez Giant Tortoise. Artist Unknown, from Theodor de Bry, Perigrinations tortoise, Rodriguez Cylindraspis peltastes
in Indian orientalem, Francoforti, 1598-1613. 3 vols. giant

Bry, Theodore de, 1528-1598
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14284 Map of Virginia. Bry, Theodor de. Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis
et incolarum ritibus virginiae… Frankfurt, 1590-1602. Tabula II.
K 14289 American Indians. Bry, Theodor de. Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de
commodis et incolarum ritibus virginiae… Frankfurt, 1590-1602. Tabula III.

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14224 Martinet. Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc de. Historie naturelle des oiseaux. martinet
Paris, 1770-1780. Volume IV, plate 624.

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Capello, Felix Antonio de Brito, 1828-1879
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
6302 Cape Verde Giant Skink. By Felix de Brito Capello, from Jose Vicente Barboza skink, Cape Verde Macroscincus coctei
du Bocage, Reptis de algumas possessoes Portuguezas d’Africa que existem giant
no museu de Lisboa, Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes,
Lisbon, 1897.

Cassin, John, 1813-1869
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14315 Kingfishers. Cassin, John. Mammalogy and ornithology. Philadelphia, 1858. kingfisher

Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
K 14249 Chamaedaphne plant. Catesby, Mark. The natural history of Carolina, Florida Chamaedaphne
and the Bahama Islands… London, 1731-1743. Volume II, plate 98.
6278 Heath Hen. Mark Catesby, from Mark Catesby, The natural history of Carolina, hen, heath Tympanuchus cupido
Florida, and the Bahama islands, London, 1731-1743. 2 vols. cupido
6276 Carolina Parakeet. By Mark Catesby, from Mark Catesby, The natural history of parakeet, Carolina Conuropsis carolinensis
Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama islands, London, 1731-1743. 2 vols.
6268 Cuban Parrot. By Mark Catesby, from Mark Catesby, The natural history of parrot, Cuban Psitticus paradisis
Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama islands, London, 1731-1743. 2 vols.
6275 Passenger Pigeon. Mark Catesby, from Mark Catesby, The natural history of pigeon, passenger Ectopistes migratorius
Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama islands, London, 1731-1743. 2 vols.
K 14232 Tumblebug and plant. Catesby, Mark. The natural history of Carolina, Florida Tumblebug
and the Bahama Islands… London, 1731-1743. Volume II, plate 11 (appendix).
6287 Ivory-billed Woodpecker. By Mark Catesby, from Mark Catesby, The natural woodpecker, Campephilus
history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama islands, London, 1731-1743. 2 vols.

Catlin, George, 1796-1872
Slide# Subject Common name Latin name
830 Painting by George Catlin. Sauk-Chief Keokuk "Running Fox" on a fine horse.
902 Mandan Village (A Back View). 1 painting : Oil ; 18 3/8 x 24 5/8 in. Mandan
Village showing cemetery of skulls placed in circles which are revered. Support:
Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #134. Rear of village showing cemetery with bodies on
platforms and circles of skulls with lances in centers. Condition: Fair (4). Frame:
Mounted on green painted cardboard, 21 x 27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre,
PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe. Catlin's 1840s and 1850s
portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are important documents in
American history, anthropology, and art. A-185.
909 Painting by George Catlin. Osceola, a leader of the tribe. aka Black Drink.
869 Mandan Village (A Bird's Eye View).1 painting : Oil ; 17 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. Mandan
Village on the Missouri River 1,800 miles above St. Louis. Support: Paper. Catlin
cat. (1871) #129. Village of circular wigwams with villagers sitting on top of
dwellings, fence in distance. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on green
painted cardboard, 21 x 27 1/2. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City,
NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of
Indian and western culture are important documents in American history,
anthropology, and art. A-180.
828 Painting by George Catlin. Three celebrated warriors, woman and children.
1537 Indians Moving Their Tents, Sioux.1 painting : Oil ; 18 7/16 x 24 5/8 in.Their
tents are folded and packed on the tent poles, then are transported by horses
and dogs. Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #193. Horses and dogs, pulling
travois loaded with stuff, carrying Indians, hills in distance - moving to the right of
picture. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted cardboard, 21 x 27 3/4.
Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's
1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are
important documents in American history, anthropology, and art. A-97.
1338 Dance to the Medicine Bag of the Brave. 1 painting: Oil; 18 1/8 x 24 3/8 in. Sauk
ceremony to celebrate a war victory. Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #160.
Group of Indians dancing in a circle carrying weapons with elaborate hair, with
drummers on right.. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green
cardboard, 21 x 27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active
in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and
western culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and
art. A-244.
900 Pawnee Pic Village, Wichita. 1 painting : Oil ; 18 1/8 x 24 5/8 in. Wichita Indian
on the Red River, in western Texas. Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #140.
Village set at the foot of a hill with a river in foreground, Indians are forging
across river. Condition: Very poor (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green matte
cardboard, 21 1/8 x 27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City,
NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe. Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of
Indian and western culture are important documents in American history,
anthropology, and art. A-166.
829 A Sioux Village.1 painting: Oil; 18 3/8 x 24 3/4 in. Lac Du Cygne. Support: Paper.
Catlin cat. (1871) #389. Village of tipis, family groups sitting in front, drying racks
in background, dogs on left, trees in background. Condition: Fair (4). Frame:
Mounted on painted cardboard, 21 x 27 5/8. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in:
Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and
paintings of Indian and western culture are important documents in American
history, anthropology, and art. A-104.
904 "Bel-Lohk-na-pic" (The Bull Dance)1 painting : Oil ; 18 11/16 x 25 1/16 in.
Mandan ceremony to encourage good hunting. Support: Paper. Catlin cat.
(1871) #418. Center of village with Indians sitting on wigwams and grouped
around men dancing wearing elaborate bull-horned headdresses.. Condition:
Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green cardboard, 21 x 27 3/4. Born in:
Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s
and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are important
documents in American history, anthropology, and art. A-196.
898 Smoking the Shield, Comanche.1 painting : Oil ; 18 1/2 x 25 in. Comanche rite
of manhood ceremony. Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #188. Village in
background, half circle of warriors dancing around shields placed on the
ground. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green matte cardboard,
21 x 27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.;
Europe. Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western
culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
896 A Blackfoot Doctor.1 painting: Oil; 17 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. Blackfoot doctor in his
mystery dress, first sketched in the American Fur Company's fort at the mouth of
the Yellow Stone in 1832. Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #185. Group of
Indians surrounding man lying on ground with man in elaborate bear skin
costume is dancing around him.. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on
painted green matte cardboard, 21 x 27 1/2. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in:
Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and
paintings of Indian and western culture are important documents in American
history, anthropology, and art. A-122.
906 Village Ojibbeway.1 painting: Oil; 18 5/8 x 24 13/16 in. Near the fall of St.
Anthony, Mississippi River, constructed on bark. Support: Paper. Catlin cat.
(1871) #127. Village of wigwams with group of Indians in center foreground and
boats piled up on right. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green
cardboard, 21 x 27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active
in: U.S.; Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and
western culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and
art. A-240.
1541 War Chief of the Tribe, Blackfoot. 1 painting : Oil ; 18 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.Blackfoot
Chief, The Eagle Ribs, The Blue Bead (wife), He Who Runs Up the Hill (warrior)
Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #40. Three full figure portraits, center man is
wearing fringed robe and horned headdress, holding lance, woman on right with
robe and baby, man on left holding weapons and wearing elaborate headdress.
Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green matte cardboard, 21 x 27
3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe.
Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture
are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art. A-120.
835 Buffalo Chase with Bows and Lances / LR "G. Catlin". 1855. 1 painting: Oil; 18
5/8 x 25 5/8 in. Sketches on the upper Missouri in 1832, Sioux Indians. Support:
Canvas. Catlin cat. (1871) #145. Indians on horseback with bows and lances
chasing buffalo herd over a hill.. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Stained wood, 21
5/8 x 28 1/2. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.;
Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western
culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
1539 Indians Hunting Buffalos, Sioux. 1 painting: Oil; 18 3/8 x 24 3/4 in.The artist and
a Sioux Indian, hidden under wolf skin masks, approaching a herd of buffaloes.
Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871) #148. Herd of buffalo on right, two men with
wolf skin masks are approaching from right, one carrying bow, and one carrying
drawing pad. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green cardboard,
21 x 27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.;
Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western
culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
907 Ball Play, Choctaw. 1 painting: Oil; 18 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.Support: Paper. Catlin cat.
(1871) #176. Large group of Indians on field carrying lacrosse sticks playing
game. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted green cardboard, 21 x 27
3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.;
Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western
culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
A-251.
1542 Black Rock Chief with Two Women. 1 painting : Oil ; 17 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. Sioux,
the Black Rock (chief), The Little Red Thing that Touches the Ground in
Marching (daughter), and Eeh-loo-ta (wife). Support: Paper. AMNH b/w
2A13853, 325617; 4"x5" 827; 35mm 1542. Catlin cat. (1871) #5. Three full
length portraits, center is man wearing elaborate feather headdress, woman on
right has papoose and smal child, woman on left wearing decorated robe and
face markings. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted cardboard, 21 x
27 3/4. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.;
Europe.Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western
culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.
1540 Halcyon Days. 1 painting : Oil ; 18 1/8 x 24 1/2 in. Sioux Indians. Support: Paper.
Catlin cat. (1871) #414. Village scene with decorated tepees, women scraping
buffalo skin in foreground, pemmican drying on racks, men dancing in rear.
Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted cardboard, 20 7/8 x 27 5/8. Born
in: Wilkes-Barre, PA;Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe. Catlin's
1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are
important documents in American history, anthropology, and art. A-107.
837 An Indian Treaty, Sioux. 1 painting : Oil ; 17 7/8 x 24 3/16 in. Sioux and Saukies
negotiating a treaty using smoking pipes. Support: Paper. Catlin cat. (1871)
#181. Two tribes in a circle with their weapons behind them, a pipe is being
passed around. Condition: Fair (4). Frame: Mounted on painted cardboard, 21 x
27 9/16. Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA; Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.;