Overview
Collection Information
Size: 1 Reel, ca. 500 items (on partial microfilm reel)
Summary: Letters from Catlin to Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1840-1860, and 2 letters from Phillipps to Catlin; writings by Catlin; material on Catlin's Indian Gallery, including clippings, catalogs, handbills, invitations, Indian drawings, and printed material; a watercolor sketchbook; a list of paintings; Indian portrait sketches; and miscellany.
Biographical/Historical Note
Portrait painter, miniature painter, ethnographer; Pennsylvania Best known for his paintings of the American Indian. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Provenance
Microfilmed 1984 along with other selected art related papers from the Gilcrease Institute.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals in: Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
