Distant View of the Blacksnake Hills

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Distant View of the Blacksnake Hills

Date

April 24, 1833

Dimensions

8 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (22.5 × 27.8 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.143

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Steaming past the Blacksnake Hills on April 24, Maximilian recorded in his journal that the surrounding scenery was "very picturesque.... Mr. Bodmer made a sketch of the chain of hills and of the white trading house.... In the house dwell a few men who are in the service of the Fur Company. We stopped here for a while." This house belonged to Joseph Roubidoux and stood near the riverbank on a site now within the city limits of St. Joseph, Missouri.

References in Journal

April 24, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Joseph Roubidoux , St. Joseph, Missouri , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Blacksnake Hills, St. Joseph, Missouri