The White Castles

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

The White Castles

Date

July 26, 1833

Dimensions

5 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (13 × 19.7 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.177

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On July 26 Maximilian again commented in his journal that along the left bank of the river he observed "the formation mentioned yesterday, which is similar to the mountain castles that we called today the White Castles. Although a closer look takes away something of the resemblance, we can still regard this strange mountain top as masonry." The formation lies in an area of the Missouri River basin now inundated by the waters above Fort Peck Dam in eastern Montana.

References in Journal

July 26, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Missouri River, Montana