George Catlin, Bogard, Batiste, and I Chasing Buffalo in High Grass on a Missouri Bottom
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr. · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
George Catlin

Bogard, Batiste, and I Chasing Buffalo in High Grass on a Missouri Bottom

1837-1839

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
49.7 × 70 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-136801

“In this voyage, Ba'tiste and Bogard were my constant companions; and we all had our rifles, and used them often. We often went ashore amongst the herds of buffaloes, and were obliged to do so for our daily food. We lived the whole way on buffaloes' flesh and venison . . . We met immense numbers of buffaloes in the early part of our voyage and used to land our canoe almost every hour in the day; …

Provenance

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

Registry history

  • 1837-1839 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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