Missouri Hills, Site of Former Kansas Village

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Missouri Hills, Site of Former Kansas Village

Date

April 23, 1833

Dimensions

8 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (22.2 × 27.6 cm)

Medium

Wash and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.135

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

In his journal entry for April 23 Maximilian noted that a village of Kansas Indians had recently been located above Fort Leavenworth near the mouth of the Independence River. Bodmer made a quick sketch of the site that morning.

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mouth of Independence Creek, Kansas