George Catlin

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Place: Wilkes-Barre

Born: 1796

Death: 1872

Biography:

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin was the first white man to depict Plains Indians in their native territory. George Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Luz...

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