The Missouri in the Evening

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

The Missouri in the Evening

Date

April 28, 1833

Dimensions

8 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (22.2 × 27.5 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.145

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

The Yellow Stone spent the night of April 28 near Good Sun Island above the mouth of the Nemaha. Then, slowed by low water and another grounding, it made no further progress upstream until May 2. After supper that evening a canoe came alongside the steamer. Aboard was Lucien Fontenelle, described by Maximilian as "in the service of the Fur Company. He lives on the post where Major Dougherty owns a house when he travels among the nations of the Otos, Omahas, and Pawnees as Indian agent." The Yellow Stone tied up for the night a short distance below the mouth of the Platte. That evening, Bodmer made this sketch.

References in Journal

May 2, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Above Mouth of the Nemaha River