Morgan’s Island

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Morgan's Island

Date

April 27, 1833

Dimensions

8 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (21.6 × 27.3 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.139

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On the afternoon of April 26, the steamer made only a little headway upstream before encountering more snags. Maximilian observed, "The steamboat could not move forward, so it was let to go backwards, and with the force of the current drove against new snags." The ship eventually ran forward again only to run aground in the vicinity of Morgan's Island, where it remained overnight. Bodmer made this sketch on the following morning.

References in Journal

April 26, 1833

Labels:

Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Morgan's Island, Nebraska