Ground Squirrel

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Ground Squirrel

Date

April 4, 1834

Dimensions

7 9/16 × 12 5/16 in. (19.2 × 31.3 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.355

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's pencil drawing of a spermophile or ground squirrel is dated April 4, 1834, and was made at Fort Clark during the artist's sojourn there during the winter and spring of 1833-34. No reference to Bodmer's having sketched such an animal is found in Maximilian's journal for the period.

Labels:

study , zoological study , Fort Clark, North Dakota

Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort Clark, North Dakota