Backwoods Man and Woman on Horseback

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Backwoods Man and Woman on Horseback

Date

November 5, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.70

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

People from surrounding settlements congregated in New Harmony on the morning of November 5, 1832, to vote for the next president of the United States. Many came on foot or in wagons, but the majority arrived on horseback, according to Maximilian, who faithfully recorded the event in his journal. Although dated simply "Nov. 1832, Bodmer's pencil sketch of a backwoods couple on horseback may have been made this same day.

Labels:

study , New Harmony, Indiana

Approximate Depicted Location:

New Harmony, Indiana