The Missouri River

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

The Missouri River

Date

April 12, 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.126

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Past Tavern Rock on the Missouri on April 12, the Yellow Stone encountered low water and had to be pushed along by poles. At noon a stop was made to take on wood. Bodmer meanwhile continued to make studies of the river. Maximilian spent much of the afternoon engaged in discussions with Major Dougherty relating to the current state of Indian affairs and activities on the upper Missouri. This sketch of the Missouri River above St. Charles is dated April 12.

References in Journal

March 12, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River , St. Charles, Missouri

Approximate Depicted Location:

Tavern Rock, Missouri