Книга: Catlin George «A descriptive catalogue of Catlin's Indian collection, containing portraits, landscapes, costumes,&c., and representations of the manners and customs of the North American Indians»

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• Catlin, George — born July 26, 1796, Wilkes Barre, Pa., U.S. died Dec. 23, 1872, Jersey City, N.J. U.S. painter and author. He practiced law briefly before becoming a self taught portrait painter in Philadelphia (1823). Long interested in Native American life, in …   Universalium

• Catlin,George — Cat·lin (kătʹlĭn), George. 1796 1872. American artist who painted portraits and tribal scenes in the American West and in South and Central America. * * * …   Universalium

• Catlin, George — (26 jul. 1796, Wilkes Barre, Pa., EE.UU.–23 dic. 1872, Jersey City, N.J.). Pintor y escritor estadounidense. Ejerció la abogacía por corto tiempo antes de convertirse en un pintor de retratos autodidacta en Filadelfia (1823). Interesado por mucho …   Enciclopedia Universal

• CATLIN, GEORGE —    a traveller among the North American Indians, and author of an illustrated work on their life and manners; spent eight years among them (1796 1872) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Catlin, George — (1796 1872)    Painter and writer, b. at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, practised for some time as a lawyer, but yielding to his artistic instincts he took to painting. He spent the 7 years, 1832 39, among the Indians of North America, of whom he… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• CATLIN (G.) — CATLIN GEORGE (1796 1872) Après des débuts de portraitiste, le peintre américain George Catlin se consacre à recueillir et à faire connaître les traits et les coutumes des Indiens d’Amérique. Il entreprend, à partir de 1839, de longs voyages… …   Encyclopédie Universelle