Fort Massac on the Ohio

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Fort Massac on the Ohio

Date

19 March 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.82

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Below Paducah, Kentucky, Bodmer sketched a view of the Ohio near the site formerly occupied by Fort Massac. Only a few scattered stones marked the spot when Bodmer saw it. Passing this same area in March, 1833 Maximilian noted in his journal that the steamer stopped here at a small settlement to take on wood.

References in Journal

19 March 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Ohio River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort Massac, Illinois