Remarkable Elevations on the Banks of the Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Remarkable Elevations on the Banks of the Missouri

Date

August 7, 1833

Dimensions

12 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (31.8 × 20 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.188

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On August 7 Maximilian's party continued upriver toward Kipps Rapids and other, later-named landmarks such as the Dike and LaBarge Rock, both pictured by Bodmer on the same watercolor sheet. Located approximately six miles above Citadel Rock, LaBarge Rock was named for Joseph LaBarge, a Missouri riverboat captain who came into the region after Bodmer's time. Bodmer's depiction of this landmark is the lower of the two views on this sheet.

References in Journal

August 7, 1833

Labels:

study , genre, riverscape , Missouri River , study, geological

Approximate Depicted Location:

Labarge Rock, Montana