George Catlin Prints
George Catlin was the first artist to travel among the Plains Indians of North America. In 1827, he journeyed up the Missouri River and created visual records of his experiences. During the 1830s, Catlin turned his sketches and recollections of the prairie into paintings. He began to display his Indian Gallery in 1837, touring it in the United States before taking the show to London. He next turned his attention to finishing his first book, The Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians, which first appeared in the fall of 1841. This book was to become one of the most important works on American Indians published in the 19th century. You can see a portion of Catlin’s works in an exhibit at the Old Courthouse Museum beginning July 3, 2025.
