George Catlin was a fascinating figure of the nineteenth century, an
artist-explorer who ventured deep into the wilds of the newly discovered
Americas to paint the rapidly vanishing indigenous populations, their
leaders, warriors, medicine men and scenes from their modes of life.
Many of the unique gifts Catlin received over the years from these
remote peoples formed the basis for a vast, important collection which
Catlin loaned to the world's biggest museums, together with his
portraits. This new edition of My Life Among the Indians includes many
examples of Catlin's artwork from this period.