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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Commanding General, a boy (Wa-Ta-We-Buck-A-Na)
Work_PrefTitle
Commanding General, a boy (Wa-Ta-We-Buck-A-Na)
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
Image_Title
Overall view without frame
Image View
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Creator:
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George Catlin (American painter, 1796-1872)
Agent_Display
George Catlin (American painter, 1796-1872)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 004.2013
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repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 004.2013
Location
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Location Note:
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5600 Mayflower Hill; Lunder Collection
Work_LocationNotes
5600 Mayflower Hill; Lunder Collection
Location Note
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GPS:
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44.565-69.660833
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Date:
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ca. 1844 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1844 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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American
Work_Culture
American
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Nineteenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
painting (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
Work_MaterialDisplay
oil paint on canvas
Material
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
Work_Technique
oil painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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71.12 cm (height) x 58.42 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
71.12 cm (height) x 58.42 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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apparel; portrait; Native North Americans; American Indians; cultural documentation
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
apparel; portrait; Native North Americans; American Indians; cultural documentation
Subjects
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Description:
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In the 1830s Catlin made five trips west to paint Plains Indians. This portrait of an Ioway Indian boy whose name, Wa-Ta-We-Buck-A-Na, means “commanding general,” was part of Catlin’s Indian Gallery--a large collection of portraits and genre scenes that the artist exhibited in various East Coast cities and in Europe. With these paintings Catlin documented cultures that he believed were vanishing, as smallpox and the encroachments of white settlers decimated Native American populations. (Source: Colby Museum of Art [website]; http://www.colby.edu /museum/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
In the 1830s Catlin made five trips west to paint Plains Indians. This portrait of an Ioway Indian boy whose name, Wa-Ta-We-Buck-A-Na, means “commanding general,” was part of Catlin’s Indian Gallery--a large collection of portraits and genre scenes that the artist exhibited in various East Coast cities and in Europe. With these paintings Catlin documented cultures that he believed were vanishing, as smallpox and the encroachments of white settlers decimated Native American populations. (Source: Colby Museum of Art [website]; http://www.colby.edu /museum/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-CATLIN-CA-MG-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-CATLIN-CA-MG-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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