James Green’s Farm

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

James Green's Farm

Date

November, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 5/8 in. (16.2 × 21.9 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.73

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On the whole, Maximilian was not favorably impressed with the frontier settlements in Illinois, commenting in his journal, "By way of settlement we may preserve here in America neither the aborigines nor the wild beasts because the beginning of settlement is always the destruction of everything." Maximilian reckoned that within ten years neither deer, wolves, nor wild turkeys would be seen in the area, adding, "The elks, bears, and beavers have already vanished, and the rest will follow soon."

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Approximate Depicted Location:

James Green's Farm, Illinois