Mahoning Creek, Pennsylvania

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Mahoning Creek, Pennsylvania

Date

August 31, 1832

Dimensions

9 5/8 × 14 9/16 in. (24.4 × 37 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.41

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On the evening of August 31, Maximilian and Bodmer journeyed to the neighboring village of Lehighton on Mahoning Creek. Here Bodmer made a watercolor study of the high wooded mountains above the valley and a view "looking ahead above the bridge," according to Maximilian's journal. That night was spent at Craig's tavern in the Lehigh Gap. The following morning Maximilian returned to Bethlehem, leaving Bodmer behind to obtain further views.

References in Journal

August 31, 1832

Labels:

structure , genre, riverscape , Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania

Approximate Depicted Location:

Lehighton, Pennsylvania