Ohio Between Wheeling and Louisville

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Ohio Between Wheeling and Louisville

Date

October 8, 1832

Dimensions

3 3/4 × 5 15/16 in. (9.5 × 15.1 cm)

Medium

Ink on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.48

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's pen and ink sketch of the Ohio here represents a scene observed downriver from Wheeling toward Louisville, Kentucky, according to the undated inscription at lower right. It could have been made at any time between October 9 and 14, during the voyage between the two towns.

References in Journal

October 10, 1832

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Ohio River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Wheeling, West Virginia