Encampment of Piekann Indians, near Fort McKenzie on the Muscleshell River
Artist
Karl Bodmer
(Swiss, 1809 - 1893)
Delineator
Henry Dacre
(artist who drew on stone) (English, c. 1820 - unknown)
Lithographer
J.T. Bowen and Co.
Author
Thomas L. McKenney
(American, 1785 - 1859)
Author
James Hall
(American, 1793 - 1865)
Date1842
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored
Dimensions14 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches (36.2 x 54 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1994
Object number91.110.13
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionKarl Bodmer's Tableau 43Label TextA large camp of Piegan Blackfeet Indians captured the interest of artist Bodmer. He depicted the community of some 800 Blackfeet men with their wives and children. He showed their tipi homes stretched across his image. The tipis extend deep into the distance. The title identifies this location as near Fort McKenzie. That is the only indication of competing interests for the land in this domestic image. The American Fur Company established the fort to protect their commercial interests.
ProvenancePurchased January 13, 1977 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York, New York) by Donald S. Graham, Denver Colorado; purchased December 1, 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
On View
Not on view
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers June 17, 1845 -- July 3, 1846]
