A Distant View of Bellevue

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

A Distant View of Bellevue

Date

May 3, 1833

Dimensions

8 5/8 × 11 in. (21.9 × 27.9 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.144

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Identified as a distant view of the Indian agency at Bellevue, this sketch is dated May 2, but was probably made around noon on May 3 as the Yellow Stone made its way above the mouth of the Platte toward Dougherty's post.

References in Journal

May 3, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River , Bellevue, Nebraska

Approximate Depicted Location:

Bellevue, Nebraska