Hanging Dog Island

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Hanging Dog Island

Date

March 21, 1833

Dimensions

4 7/8 × 6 3/4 in. (12.4 × 17.1 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.79

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Above Cape Girardeau, Missouri, near Hanging Dog Island on the morning of March 21, Maximilian observed, "This region of the river is called Hanging Dog Bend. The river is beautiful and wide. On the left tobacco is grown. Farther away is the mouth of Indian Creek, now called Apple Creek." Bodmer made two quick sketches in this vicinity.

References in Journal

March 21, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Mississippi River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Hanging Dog Island, Illinois