Word: caitlin
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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Sight & Decision. Caitlin's motehr was once captured by Indians, and he himself was born near the frontier-at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 1796. But Catlin's early ambitions lay eastward; he taught himself the rudiments of portraiture and offered his painting services in Philadelphia. At 26 Catlin happened to see a straggle of Indians pass through on their way from Washington. The sight made him resolve on the spot that "the history and customs of such a people, preserved by . . . illustrations, are themes worthy of the lifetime of one man, and nothing short of the loss...