Omaha Man

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Omaha Man

Date

May 4, 1833

Dimensions

11 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (30.2 × 21.6 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.236

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Maximilian and Bodmer met several Omaha Indians in the area near Bellevue on the journey upriver. Among these were a tall man and his young son, whom Bodmer sketched on May 4 at Cabanne's trading post. Judging from an inscription on the reverse, this unfinished drawing represents that man. His child is pictured in plate 164.

References in Journal

May 4, 1833

Labels:

portrait , Bellevue, Nebraska

Approximate Depicted Location:

Cabanne's trading post, Omaha, Nebraska