Unidentified Figures

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Unidentified Figures

Date

November 19, 1833

Dimensions

5 15/16 × 8 1/2 in. (15.1 × 21.6 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.269.a

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

To the right of these two figures in robes is a faint outline of a land formation. On the reverse of the sketch is a drawing, not reproducible, of women dancing, probably representing members of the Mandan White Buffalo Cow Society (see Image 1986.49.268)

References in Journal

November 19, 1833

Labels:

study , genre, portrait

Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort Clark, North Dakota