Bijoux Hills on the Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Bijoux Hills on the Missouri

Date

May 22, 1833

Dimensions

9 5/8 × 12 5/16 in. (24.4 × 31.3 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.162

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

The Yellow Stone again moved upriver on May 22. Shortly after noon it approached the Bijoux Hills, in the present state of South Dakota. According to Maximilian, who mentioned in his journal that Bodmer made a watercolor view of these hills, they were named for a clerk of the American Fur Company who had spent several winters in this area and had later moved upriver to live among the Mandan Indians. Here the steamer again ran aground and for the rest of the day succeeded in moving only about a mile further upstream. Strong winds continued after dark, and the Yellow Stone once more spent the night stranded in the middle of the river.

References in Journal

May 22, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Bijoux Hills, South Dakota