Missouri in the Morning Below Council Bluffs

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Missouri in the Morning Below Council Bluffs

Date

May 4, 1833

Dimensions

8 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (21.9 × 27.3 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.151

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

The Yellow Stone spent the night of May 3 anchored in the river below Bellevue. On the morning of May 4 the steamer departed upriver toward Council Bluffs (not to be confused with the modern city of Council Bluffs, Iowa) - a well-known landmark on the Nebraska side of the river above present Omaha. Despite recent rains the water level was low, and Maximilian reported in his journal entry that the Yellow Stone knocked against several sandbanks lying just beneath the surface. The boat stopped again for the night at Cabanne's post near Council Bluffs, where the travelers were greeted ashore by a large party of Oto and Omaha Indians.

References in Journal

May 4, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Council Bluffs, Nebraska