Fort Clark on the Missouri (February 1834), Tableau 15
Artist
Karl Bodmer
(Swiss, 1809 - 1893)
Engraver
Lucas Weber
(American, 1811 - 1860)
Printer
Bougeard
(French, active 19th century)
Date1841
Mediumaquatint, mezzotint, etching, and roulette on paper, hand-colored
DimensionsSheet: 15 5/8 × 19 1/4 inches (39.7 × 48.9 cm)
Image: 14 1/4 × 17 1/8 inches (36.2 × 43.5 cm)
Image: 14 1/4 × 17 1/8 inches (36.2 × 43.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1994
Object number91.121.9
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextBodmer conveyed the chilling cold of the winter of 1834 in this image. He depicted Mandan crossing the frozen Missouri River to their village. On the left in the distance is Fort Clark, where Bodmer and Prince Maximilian stayed for the winter. Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied had traveled to North America in 1832-1834. The German prince hired artist Karl Bodmer to document the trip. Bodmer made sketches of the landscapes and the Indians they saw. Later, Maximilian wrote a book about the journey. Bodmer prepared illustrations for the book from his drawings. He supervised the engravers who made the prints for the book.
ProvenancePurchased 1968 through (The Old Print Shop, New York, New York) by Donald S. Graham, Denver, Colorado; purchased November 28, 1994 through (Anderson O'Brien Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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