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March 12, 2014

“The operations of my brush were entirely new and unaccountable,” Caitlin wrote among the Sioux.

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In 1832, aboard the steamship Yellow Stone, painter George Catlin ascended the Missouri River.
His goal was to encounter, document, and deliver images of American Indians for education—and profit. His companions were an edgy lot: men looking for furs to buy and land to claim. - - Losing Face— Painting the Savage

Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 12, 2014 9:43 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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