Smithsonian features George Catlin's art of Native Americans.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: October 15, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Chuck Myers

WASHINGTON _ In the early 19th century, few citizens of the young United States knew much about the native peoples that inhabited the vast reaches west of the Mississippi River.

Artist George Catlin showed them.

During the 1830s, Catlin roamed the American West, painting the Native American tribes he encountered. For many, his work represented first contact with the land's native populations, and showed that, contrary to popular...

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