GEORGE CATLIN
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Catlin taught himself painting and painted indians he met in St. Louis or on excursions into Indian country. Born in Wilkes-Barre.
Waymark Code: WMX58
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 31
Marker Text:
The great painter of Indian portraits was born here July 26, 1796, of Connecticut ancestry. Until 1823 he practiced law here and nearby. He began painting Indian pictures six years later.
Marker Name: George Catlin
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 10/13/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: River & South Sts., Wilkes-Barre
Category: Professions & Vocations, Native American, Artists
Website: [Web Link]
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