Unusual Formations on the Upper Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Unusual Formations on the Upper Missouri

Date

July 28, 1833

Dimensions

4 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (11.4 × 20 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.180

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

The keelboat Flora passed the mouth of the Musselshell River on July 28. On August 1st rounded Bighorn Island. This day Maximilian referred in his journal to another of Bodmer's sketches of unusual formations near the riverbank. He identified the view by the numeral 20 and the letter J.

References in Journal

August 1, 1833

Labels:

study , Missouri River , geological study

Approximate Depicted Location:

Missouri River