Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- Long before the Rocky Mountains and Grand Canyon became tourist attractions, Niagara Falls was North America’s most celebrated natural landmark. George Catlin made several views of Niagara, and he exhibited a model of the falls with his Indian Gallery.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872
- Date
- 1827-1828
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 16 3/8 x 85 1/2 in. (41.5 x 217.1 cm)
- Type
- Painting
