Fort Union on the Missouri, Tableau 28
Artist
Karl Bodmer
(Swiss, 1809 - 1893)
Engraver
Lucas Weber
(American, 1811 - 1860)
Printer
Bougeard
(French, active 19th century)
Date1841
Mediumaquatint, etching, engraving and roulette on paper, hand-colored
DimensionsSheet: 16 15/16 × 21 3/4 inches (43 × 55.2 cm)
Image: 11 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (29.8 × 31.8 cm)
Image: 11 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (29.8 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1994
Object number91.121.24
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFort Union on the banks of Missouri River, Assiniboin people outside the fort; American flagLabel TextOn July 4, 1833, artist Karl Bodmer was at Fort Union. (The setting is near the present-day North Dakota and Montana border). He and Prince Maximilian had arrived on June 24. The Prince wrote, “The American flag flies brightly in the waning sunlight,” The Fort was a trading post for the fur trade, not a military fort. The Europeans mentioned no celebrations on the Fourth. The next evening, the Fort trader arranged entertainment with firecrackers and rockets. Later, Bodmer produced this print of the Fort with Assiniboin people camped outside.
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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