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Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^
Shemspeed WinterFest feat. Y-Love, DeScribe, Moshe Hecht, Yellow Red Sky, Blessed Energy, Diwon & guests.
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Shemspeed WinterFest feat. Y-Love, DeScribe, Moshe Hecht, Yellow Red Sky, Blessed Energy, Diwon & guests.
photos by Manning, Yishai
Cheylesmore's church is often described as embodying the ‘Festival of Britain’ style and spirit, and this is no exaggeration. Situated in the southern suburbs of Coventry, Christ Church was built in 1954-7 on an ambitious scale to replace the war damaged Christ Church in the city centre (a Victorian rebuilding of the medieval Greyfriars church, of which only the octagonal steeple remains, the third of Coventry’s famous Three Spires). Designed by A.H. Gardner & Partners, this was one of the grandest and most expensive post-war churches in the country, and says much about the vision and optimism with which new churches were constructed at the time.
The church takes the form of a vast triple-aisled hall, the roof forming a low curve over each aisle which gives the main facade with its largely glazed walls a distinctive outline. Next to this rises the tapering oblong tower with its curious chequerboard top storey (originally a mixture of glazed panels and louvered grills, but replaced by brickwork in more recent years).
The interior is the most astonishing sight here, a great open space only lightly divided into three aisles by slender concrete columns, supporting a great expanse of concave plaster ceiling above, replete with perforated panels (decorated with badges of the City Guilds). The expanses of brick and woodwork are relieved by an unusually bold colour scheme of purple columns and a pinkish lilac for wall panelling (again with a chequered configuration on the south side). Each aisle terminates in a decorative wall finish, most notably the chancel with its wooden reredos with carved angels by John Skelton, whose Evangelist figures also adorn the nearby pulpit. Further angels can be found in more surprising places, a pair flank a clock above the tower door, but most eccentric of all are the tiny wooden figurines suspended in oddly birdcage-like light-fittings along the nave, giving these angels the appearance of caged canaries!
The vast windows are mostly of textured glass, but each contains a pair of densely coloured dalle-de-verre stained glass panels, figurative images from the Life of Christ by Pierre Fourmaintraux from 1955. These mosaics of glass chunks set in concrete are very rich, but alas overwhelmed by the clear glass surrounding them. Nevertheless they form a rare scheme in this medium, and illustrate the unusual degree of artistry lavished on this church.
The church isn't normally open to visitors outside of service times so an appointment will be necessary to see inside. I am hugely grateful to Jenny Scragg in the parish office for being so helpful and welcoming to me here.
Described by Luer as Pleurothallopsis monetalis, it was transferred to Restrepiopsis in 2001. Found in Venezuela to Ecuador.
Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^
Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^
The billboard shows me something simply to understand,Ans is why the paradise towards a new democracy?
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Once described as "the most modest and least ecclesiastical looking church in the world", St Peter's stands on a spur of the South Downs.
It consists of an undivided nave and chancel dating from the 12th/13th century, a porch of the 17th century and a vestry added in 1906. It is built of flint rubble with ashlar dressings, has some modern brickwork and is roofed with tiles.
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Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^
Described on Trip Advisor as a "slap in the face to the native people", the land run monument commemorates a defining moment in the history of the state of Oklahoma when Indian land was opened up for settlement in 1889. A number of cities grew from the original settlement sites, including Oklahoma City. Regardless of the history, its a stunning, and massive, piece of bronze art.
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I will describe my opinion in Hot and Cold. The hot flame of a candle light for me, it symbolizes as the lights in our everyday life. It makes our hearts do hot to perform our flaming desires in life, to work hard for it.
And the Ice Cold clear cubes symbolizes for me that we should always stay calm and cold, whatever hindrances and problems may occurs in our daily activities in life.
Bilbao is described as an industrial and port city in Northern Spain but it is also a beautiful city to visit as a tourist with many attraction but none better than strolling around, especially by the River Nervíon and around the Guggenheim.
A newspaper article describing the demonstration led by Adela Pankhurst and two other women into the chambers of Parliament House.
This artefact was included within the exhibit as it reports on the events of Adela Pankhurst's arrest at Parliament House in a positive tone, describing the demonstration as "She was doing her duty". By providing two conflicting opinionated articles of what had occurred during the arrest, this creates a more balanced representation of what had occurred.
Image sourced from: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticleJpg/119737664/3?print=n
Original Newspaper Article: The Geelong Advertiser, VIC: Friday, 24 August, 1917.
Megan’s describes itself as 'a contemporary delicatessen and cafe that becomes a Mediterranean grill restaurant in the evening.’ Set up in 2002, Megan's apparently has been on the same site for decades, and is named after its founder - a woman actually called Megan (hoho DIDNT SEE THAT COMING DID YOU?). I know little about her, but the place has a lot of history. Initially an antiques shop (the atmosphere still retains some of those touches), it became a coffee shop and then eventually a restaurant. Then at some point recently it was bought by the people who run Tossed (I think?)
The outdoor space (courtyard) looks like a shed/garden combo, but one that has been thoroughly 'customised' or 'lived in.'. Haphazard enough not to be 'slick', but well organised enough to aesthetic. Strong. Megan's portions are…generous and I end up with much more food than I planned to deal with on a Thursday afternoon. I think this is part of the reason I end up staying there for so long.
We got to meet Thom, Megan’s highly talented ‘ Head Of Pastry and Confection Creation’. Unlike any other chef I have met, Thom sees his creations through a fashion industry frame of mind - thinking in terms of collections and ranges - there was even a 'lookbook' (lookbook cookbook?) of his hedonistic valentine's day creations. Thats’s cos he trained in fashion (which is not something you see with most pastry guys!)
Initially this was gonna be a whistlestop tour - as I was doing that thing when you try and line up a whole load of stuff in one day. But I found myself in one of those wonderful time warps where you lose hours in conversation and what the Spanish call 'sombre-mesa'. It is a very 'European' experience and perhaps an antidote to the Type A mindset/shit I'm always immersed in. I would say this place is so leisurely that it can/will 'leisurefy' even the most Type A of us.
It’s also BYOB with a £5 corkage fee on Tuesdays and Wednesday (because what’s better to do on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening?)
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Described as "a mix of Lord of the Rings and Stuart Little", Mouse Guard is an excellent comic book series by David Petersen.
The website has finger puppet kits you can make:
September 13, 2019 - "Described as either a floating workhorse or a mechanical gold pan, Gold Dredge 8 extracted millions of ounces of gold from the frozen Alaskan ground. Today, Gold Dredge 8 National Historic District serves as a monument to the hard working miners who built Fairbanks. Gold Dredge 8 is also a National Engineering Landmark.
Gold Dredge 8 operated between 1928 and 1959 and played an essential role in mining and the economy of the Tanana Valley. It is said that dredges and mining saved Fairbanks. In 1942, gold mining suffered a serious setback; the War Productions Board issued it’s famous Order L-208 which forced the closure of all gold mines in the United States for the duration of World War II. After the war was over, very few mines re-opened. By the time the war ended, the miners that once ran the gold mines were in other professions and their wage levels had increased too high for gold mining to support. But Gold Dredge 8 was one of the few mines that did re-open and ran successfully until it was shut down for economic reasons in 1959.
In 1984, the dredge was opened for tours. The Binkley family has run a successful sternwheel attraction for over 60 years and added gold mine tours in 1994. They have been working to share our rich gold mining history with visitors ever since." Previous text from the following website: golddredge8.com
Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^
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Robert Garside's Scouting Logbook, 2 Jul-29 Nov 1954
These log books describe rambling and scouting activities mainly in Derbyshire and Cheshire and other excursions of local interest. This is volume 64 covering the period from 10 April to 27 June 1954.
Robert Garside lived in Burnage, Manchester, and was connected with Burnage Scout Group for many years.
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Portrait describing the personality and lifestyle of Carl-jan Granquist. Technique: Pencil on paper. (this image is connected to "Portrait front")
ALICE NEEL - EVERY PERSON IS A NEW UNIVERSE
Alice Neel (1900-1984) was little known during her lifetime, and it is only in the recent decades that she has been rightfully recognised as one of the great pillars of modern American art. Neel is particularly celebrated for her extraordinary portraits, which poignantly describe the variety found in society.
Her radical works, executed with vivid colours, expressive brushwork and disturbing perspectives, are strong reminders that behind all social and political challenges, one first and foremost deals with human individuals. Like Edvard Munch, Neel digs deep and brings forward the psyche of the individual sitters.
Organised in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Barbican Centre in London, this exhibition brings together 59 powerful paintings and drawings, thus constituting the first comprehensive presentation of Alice Neel’s art in Norway.
www.munchmuseet.no/en/exhibitions/alice-neel/
Alice Neel (1900–1984) worked as an artist her entire life, but did not receive broad recognition until the 1970s. Today she is numbered as one of the great figures of modern American art. With clear colours, expressive brush strokes, and often ruthless psychological insight, she painted people from all social classes and environments. They could be artists, queer icons, mothers and children in New York's Spanish Harlem, kindred spirits in the Communist Party, sex workers, or cultural elites. Her gripping portraits remind us that every community, no matter how big or small, is made up of individuals. "Every person is a new universe," as she said.
Neel wasn't just an outstanding artist, she was also known as a fascinating and entertaining storyteller. She was never able to afford her own studio. Instead, she invited her models home to her apartment, where she helped them relax by talking and telling stories while she painted. "It was so seductive," said one of her models, artist Benny Andrews. "She bewitched you. And you can see it in my portrait."
In the exhibition, Neel speaks through an array of quotes, taken from interviews, speeches, letters, and catalogue texts, displayed next to the paintings on the walls. In this way, we want to recreate the relaxed, warm, and unrestrained atmosphere Neel was known to create around herself while she painted.
Neel was born on January 28th, 1900, and used to say that she was "four weeks younger than the century." She lived through one of the most significant periods in recent history, from the Wall Street Crash in 1929, the emergence of modern psychology, and the Second World War, to the women's and civil rights movements, the Stonewall riots, and the Cold War. Neel thought that depictions of people best reflect the times we live in. As an artist, she tries to uncover how political and social circumstances are expressed in people's faces and body language. Her paintings of people are therefore also a rich societal portrait, plumbing the depths of American society in the twentieth century.
Family, social circles, neighbors, and community are important themes in Neel's art. During a time in which abstract art – and the men who often created it – dominated the art world, Neel's portraits were radically old-fashioned. In fact, she disliked the term portrait, and preferred to say that she painted people. "I'm not against abstraction," she said. "Do you know what I'm against? Saying that a human being has no meaning ... I am a humanist and that's what I see, and that's what I paint."
In her raw, expressive depictions of the individual, one can trace a fascination with Edvard Munch, who along with the Spanish Painters Francisco de Goya and Diego Velázquez, was an important inspiration for Neel.
In the final room of the exhibition, we are showing the personal and critically acclaimed documentary Alice Neel from 2007, which was made by her grandson Andrew. The film includes private archival material and candid interviews with Alice Neel's surviving family and shows how she struggled to achieve recognition as an artist while simultaneously raising two sons alone in New York. Neel also had two daughters: the first died during infancy; the second was left in Cuba with relatives and only reunited with Neel a couple of times. The result is a gripping and open-minded portrait of a complex individual – not unlike the paintings Neel herself painted.
The work James Hunter Black Draftee tells a powerful story about an uncertain fate. Alice Neel met James Hunter in 1965 when he had just been drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. Neel sketched the body directly on the canvas, as she usually did, and painted parts of the head and hands. Hunter only had one week left in New York and never managed to return to Neel's apartment for another session. Neel decided that it "would be interesting to abandon an unfinished work." As such, the painting became a strong metaphor for the uncertain fate of all the young men who were sent to fight in the war, often against their will.
We create some communities ourselves, we are born into some, and are ostracized from others. Why is community so basic for us humans? For the second time, we are arranging the interdisciplinary festival Text at MUNCH, in which this year's theme is "forms of community," inspired by Alice Neel's artistry. We have invited both Norwegian and international artists, who explore community in their work in different ways, to share their reflections on the theme with us. Experience live discussions, lectures, readings, concerts, and performances at MUNCH in November.
www.munchmuseet.no/en/watch-listen-read/tekst/5-highlight...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNdLHHqynKc
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n19/emily-labarge/at-the-munc...
www.munchmuseet.no/en/watch-listen-read/tekst/5-highlight...
www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/alice-neel
kunstkritikk.com/the-intimist/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4dLrnc5XPQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQtSDLOg05c
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drawings from a project about Brighton, dealing with the diversity that can be found in one small area, in this case on Lewes Road.
George Catlin,Born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-
died Jersey City, NJ 1872
Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Full Dress, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in.
George Catlin described Four Bears, a chief of the Mandan tribe, as an "extraordinary man, though second in office, [he] is undoubtedly the first and most popular man in the nation. Free, generous, elegant and gentlemanly in his deportment---handsome, brave and valiant; wearing a robe on his back, with the history of his battles emblazoned on it; which would fill a book of themselves, if properly translated . . . Máh-to-tóh-pa had agreed to stand before me for his portrait at an early hour of the next morning . . . I looked out of the door of the wigwam, and saw him approaching with a firm and elastic step, accompanied by a great crowd of women and children, who were gazing on him with admiration, and escorting him to my room. No tragedian ever trod the stage, nor gladiator ever entered the Roman Forum, with more grace and manly dignity than did Máh-to-tóh-pa enter the wigwam, where I was in readiness to receive him." The artist painted this portrait at a Mandan village in 1832. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 1, nos. 13, 21, 1841; reprint 1973)
"If my life be spared, nothing shall stop me from visiting every nation of Indians on the Continent of North America." With these words George Catlin staked his artistic claim. He was the first great painter to travel beyond the Mississippi to paint the Indians, and his Indian Gallery, staggering in its ambition and scope, is one of the wonders of the nineteenth century.
Catlin was just seven years old in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on a three-year expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. In 1830, Catlin made his initial pilgrimage to St. Louis to meet William Clark and learn from him all he could of the western lands he hoped to visit. He would have only a short time to accomplish his goal—to capture with canvas and paint the essence of Indian life and culture. In that same year, the Indian Removal Act commenced the twelve-year action that would remove the remaining Indians from land east of the Mississippi. Within a few years, the Mandan would be decimated by smallpox; with in a few decades, the number of buffalo would drop from millions to a few thousand, and the high prairies would be crosshatched by the plow and the railroad.
When he undertook his first journey, George Catlin turned his back on a first career as a Philadelphia lawyer and a second as a miniaturist. In 1832 he traveled more than 1800 miles up the Missouri River from St. Louis. By the decade's end, he had painted more than 500 portraits, scenes, and landscapes and accumulated an astonishing collection of Indian artifacts. He had exhibited his collection in major American cities, and in 1839 he crossed the Atlantic to display his Indian Gallery in London and eventually Paris and Brussels as well.
Not merely a painter, Catlin also considered himself a scientist, explorer, author, and entrepreneur. While touring with his Gallery, he fell so deeply into debt that he lost almost the entire collection. His compulsion to continue was so strong he re-created more than 400 paintings and undertook further travels to paint 200 additional images covering North and South America. He believed that his Indian Gallery was a national treasure, worthy of preservation by the United States government. Though he did not live to see his wish fulfilled, the original Indian Gallery came to the Smithsonian seven years after his death in 1872.
Brian W. Dippie, et al George Catlin and His Indian Gallery (Washington, D.C., New York, and London: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with W.W. Norton & Company, 2002)
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