The image is a painting depicting three people standing on grass with a sky in the background. On the far left is an adult woman with long dark hair, wearing a tan dress and necklaces. In the center is an adult man in a dark coat, white shirt, and boots, holding the hand of a young boy dressed in minimal clothing with feathers in his hair and holding a bow and arrow. The scene is enclosed within an oval frame with a brown border, and the background suggests a peaceful outdoor setting.
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Kaskaskia Chief, His Mother, and Son

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47.7 x 63.8 cm (18 3/4 x 25 1/8 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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