War Dance, Sioux, George Catlin

War Dance, Sioux

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1845–1848
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 66.3 × 82.6 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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