Who created "A'h-tee-wÃ¡t-o-mee, a Woman"?

A'h-tee-wÃ¡t-o-mee, a Woman was created by George Catlin in 1830.

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A'h-tee-wÃ¡t-o-mee, a Woman

George Catlin

1830

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Accession Number

1985.66.244

Tags

KickapooPortrait female

About this artwork

George Catlin described his sitter as a âwoman, with wampum and silver brooches in profusion on her neck.â He probably created this work at Fort Leavenworth (in todayâs Kansas) in 1830. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlinâs Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)

About the Artist

George Catlin · 1796–1872

George Catlin (1796–1872), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Putnam Catlin and Polly Sutton—who had been captured by Native Americans during the 1778 Battle of Wyoming—initially pursued a legal career. Trained at Litchfield Law School, he was admitted to the bar in 1819 but abandoned law after two years to study art in Philadelphia in 1823. Self-taught as a portraitist, Catlin quickly gained ...

A'h-tee-wÃ¡t-o-mee, a Woman

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