Taking on Wood in Rainy Weather

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Taking on Wood in Rainy Weather

Date

January 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Wash and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.108

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's unfinished sketch of a steamer crew gathering wood documents an everyday aspect of river life during the first half of the nineteenth century. Since great quantities of wood were consumed by the steamboats of that day, wood stations were designated at regular intervals along the river, and gangs of woodcutters customarily went ahead of the river craft to collect and stack the necessary supplies.

Labels:

Mississippi River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mississippi River