View on the Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

View on the Missouri

Date

April 22, 1833

Dimensions

7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.08 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.133

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

This undated view of the Missouri is believed to have been made by Bodmer near Fort Leavenworth where the Yellow Stone stopped to take on wood on the afternoon of April 22. Maximilian described Leavenworth as "built for four companies of regular military who are altogether only 120 men strong.... In order to reinforce them, 100 more rangers have been added ... who in emergencies must make raids against the Indians."

References in Journal

April 22, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River , Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Approximate Depicted Location:

Missouri River near Fort Leavenworth