Bird's-eye View of the Mandan Village, 1800 Miles above St. Louis
1837–1839 · Oil on canvas · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
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About this work
- Artist
- George Catlin (1796–1872)
- Year
- 1837–1839
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 61.3 × 73.7 cm
- Collection
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
- Movement
- Realism
The earth lodges of a Mandan village on the upper Missouri crowd a bluff above the river, with people on the rooftops, scaffolds and canoes, seen from above. Catlin stayed with the Mandan in 1832; five years later almost all of them died in a smallpox epidemic, which makes his paintings among the few records of their villages. It is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A detailed panoramic village scene for a study, library or classroom in a dark wood frame. It suits warm white or sand walls.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1837–1839)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- study or library, classroom, living room, dining room, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.




























