Niagara Falls
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Niagara Falls

George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872 · 1827-1828

oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Long before the Rocky Mountains and Grand Canyon became tourist attractions, Niagara Falls was North America’s most celebrated natural landmark. George Catlin made several views of Niagara, and he exhibited a model of the falls with his Indian Gallery.

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