"I want my paintings to be uplifting perceptions people have about Native Americans of that era and to show that, even in 1845, these people were exploring the world around them and doing non-stereotypical things."
-- Walt Wooten
Walt Wooten has created over forty paintings that celebrated George Catlin's historic trip to Europe in 1945 when he brought along a group of Ojibwa from Iowa while exhibiting his works throughout Europe. The visitors were a sensation in Paris where they performed Native dances alongside Catlin's portraits. Wooten's paintings depict the Ojibwa with masterworks from the Louvre.