Head of a Black-tailed Deer on the Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Head of a Black-tailed Deer on the Missouri

Date

1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 5/8 in. (16.2 × 21.9 cm)

Medium

Graphite and ink on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.357

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

The inscription identifying Bodmer's sketch of the head of a black-tailed deer indicates that it was made on the Missouri in 1833. It does not say if the subject was observed en route to or from Fort McKenzie or above or below Fort Union.

Labels:

study , zoological study

Approximate Depicted Location:

Missouri River