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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1.1.0006 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Artist |
Catlin, George, 1796-1872 |
Artist's Role |
Artist |
Title |
Portrait of Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York |
Description |
This portrait of Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York is by artist George Catlin, who is best known for his depictions of Native Americans. In his early years as an artist, before his travels to the American West beginning in 1830, Catlin primarily painted portraits. Catlin's subject in this work, DeWitt Clinton, was a New York governor who played an important role in Westward Expansion, especially as a proponent for the construction of the Erie Canal. |
Date |
ca. 1825 - 1827 |
Green-Wood Connection |
Artist George Catlin (1796-1872) is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 718, Sec. 60), as is subject DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828)(Clinton Dell, Sec. 108). |
Signed Name |
unsigned |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Material |
Canvas board |
Dimensions |
H-30 W-25 inches |
People |
Catlin, George, 1796-1872 Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828 |
Subjects |
Art Oil paintings Portrait paintings Politicians Mayors |