Distant View of Fort Adams

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Distant View of Fort Adams

Date

January 9, 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

1986.49.100

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

As the Homer descended the river below Natchez, Fort Adams appeared ahead on the left bank. Maximilian related in his subsequent account of Bodmer's voyage that Fort Adams was a place of about twenty houses, adding that "the real fort doesn't exist any more." Bodmer made two studies in this vicinity that include few details of the abandoned military installation but describe its setting in general terms. His rendering of a "distant view" of Fort Adams was made on January 9 or 10.

References in Journal

February 15, 1833

Labels:

structure , riverscape , Mississippi River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort Adams, Mississippi