Natural Man Observed - A Study of Catlin's Indian Gallery (Signed - Limited - Deluxe)

William H. Truettner

Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, in cooperation with the Amon Carter Museum Of Western Art, Fort Worth, and the National Collection Of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1979

About this Item

This 10.875 x 11.5 inch, 323 page hardcover book is a fine copy of the deluxe edition of this title as issued in 1979. This one of the 500 deluxe copies of this title with the black leather covers with gilt feathers on front panel, gilt lettering on the spine, and all edges with bright gilt - - the covers show only the slightest touch of wear to the edges of the spine extremities and the cover is now protected by a custom mylar cover. The interior shows the authors signature on the title page, the bookplate of renown western collector Roger K. Larson on the front paste-down - - and with the text pages in beautifully fine condition featuring many black-and-white and color reproductions of George Catlin's epic work on the American Indian. This book is still valued for its cataloging and its descriptions of Catlin's work with some of the pictures having been obscure or unknown to collectors until the time of this work. This volume also summarizes Catlin's life and artistic background, and considers his motivations and techniques for carrying out his work of painting the American Indian from Catlin's direct observations in the American West. 323 pages.

Seller Inventory # 1505-1416

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Natural Man Observed - A Study of Catlin's Indian Gallery (Signed - Limited - Deluxe)
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, in cooperation with the Amon Carter Museum Of Western Art, Fort Worth, and the National Collection Of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution
• Publication Date: 1979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History
  • Adventure and Exploration
  • American Indian