Sioux Scaffold Burial

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Sioux Scaffold Burial

Date

May 1, 1834

Dimensions

12 5/8 × 10 1/8 in. (32.1 × 25.7 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.252

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

At the Sioux agency on May 1, 1834, Maximilian had Bodmer sketch a tree scaffold burial. This particular grave had apparently been observed the previous year and may be the one Maximilian drew in his diary on May 26, 1833. On the reverse of the drawing there are notes in what appears to be Bodmer's handwriting for adding color to the work. A finished painting may never have been done, however, for there are no related watercolors or aquatints in the collection.

References in Journal

May 1, 1834

Labels:

structure

Approximate Depicted Location:

Sioux Agency