Footrace behind the Mandan Village, George Catlin

Footrace behind the Mandan Village

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1832–1833
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 49.7 × 70 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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Native American Man Child Crowd Group Figure Footrace Running Competition Onlooker Horse Animal Horseman Feather Headdress Long hair Loincloth Bare-chested Clothing Spear Weapon Plain Sky Cloud Horizon Mandan

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