This painting shows a group of seven people standing closely. The people all have light brown skin and long black hair. On the far left appears to be a child with their back to us, holding a thin bow and arrow. On the far right is a slightly shorter figure than the other adults, perhaps a woman, holding a small dog or similar animal in her arms. The five people in the center are all of similar heights, and they all wear similar clothing with some slight differences. They are draped with tan fabric with uneven edges and some sections of brown fur over long tan pants. Their tan garments are…
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Distinguished Crow Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47.1 x 63.5 cm (18 9/16 x 25 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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