Nodaway Island

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Nodaway Island

Date

April 25, 1833

Dimensions

8 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (22.5 × 27.5 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.138

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

The Yellow Stone reached the mouth of the Nodaway River on the morning of April 25. Woodcutters landed at Nodaway Island to obtain a supply of fuel, and Bodmer and Maximilian went ashore to gather botanical specimens. They discovered in the forest a pair of abandoned frame shelters that Maximilian surmised had probably been made by the Sauks or Iowas. In describing Nodaway Island, painted by Bodmer this morning, Maximilian wrote that it was "large and beautifully wooded. Before we reached it, we saw on the right ... the loveliest blooming trees, particularly redbuds."

References in Journal

April 25, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River , Nodaway River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mouth of Nodaway River, Missouri