Catlin and His Contemporaries: The Politics of Patronage

by Brian W. Dippie and Brian W. Dipple

George Catlin's paintings and the vision behind them have become part of our understanding of a lost America. We see the Indian past through Catlin's eyes, imagine a younger, fresher land in his bright hues. But he spent only a few years in what he considered Indian country. The rest of his long life--more than thirty years--was?devoted largely to promoting, repainting, and selling his collection--in short, to seeking patronage. Catlin and His Contemporaries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803216831
• ISBN13: 9780803216839
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 569 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 10.2"