Junction of the Yellowstone and the Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Junction of the Yellowstone and the Missouri

Date

Summer 1833

Dimensions

10 3/8 × 16 7/8 in. (26.4 × 42.9 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.376

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Located just above the mouth of the Yellowstone River, Fort Union was the uppermost point of steamer traffic on the Missouri at the time of Bodmer's visit. Goods destined for points beyond were transported from Fort Union upriver by keelboat or overland by pack train. Based on his 1833 studies, this view of the junction of the Yellowstone and the Missouri was executed by Bodmer in Europe following his return from North America. It appeared in reproduction as Tableau 29 in the atlas of aquatints.

References in Journal

June 25, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River , Fort Union, North Dakota , Yellowstone River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Junction of the Yellowstone and the Missouri Rivers