Confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers

Date

January 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.103

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Rising in Colorado and flowing through the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, the Arkansas River enters the Mississippi from the west, roughly halfway between the modern cities of Memphis, Tennessee, and Natchez, Mississippi. Maximilian reported in his journal that the Arkansas empties into the Mississippi at such an angle amid sandbanks and islands that "one does not even notice the river mouth."

References in Journal

February 15, 1833

Labels:

riverscape , Mississippi River , Arkansas River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers