Omaha Men

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Omaha Men

Date

May 3, 1833

Dimensions

6 1/16 × 5 7/8 in. (15.4 × 14.9 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.238

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On May 3, three Omaha Indians were sighted on the riverbank near Bellevue. There were two men and a woman, all clothed in buffalo robes. The younger man carried a bow and a quiver made of animal skin, and his face was painted white about the nose and eyes. A woodcut of two Omaha men illustrates Travels in the Interior of North America. This undated watercolor is similar enough to the woodcut and to Maximilian's description to suggest that the subjects were the same.

References in Journal

May 03, 1833

Labels:

genre, portrait , Bellevue, Nebraska

Approximate Depicted Location:

Bellevue, Nebraska