Scene on the Mississippi

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Scene on the Mississippi

Date

January 21, 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.96

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Judging from dated inscriptions on various extant studies, Bodmer seems to have stayed in the New Orleans area approximately ten days. Maximilian's subsequent account indicates "about eight days" and states that the artist embarked on the steamer Arkansas for Baton Rouge on January 22. This view of the lower Mississippi, dated January 21, is presumed to have been made at or near New Orleans. It depicts types of craft then in use on the river. What appears to be the head of an Indian is faintly outlined at left center

References in Journal

February 15, 1833

Labels:

vessels, seagoing ship , structure , genre, riverscape , New Orleans, Louisiana , Mississippi River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Near New Orleans, Louisiana