Bodmer (Karl) Painting, Sacrifice of the Assiniboin Indians, Photo, 1833

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Karl Bodmer, Assiniboin Sacrifice Painting, 1833

Name/Title

Bodmer (Karl) Painting, Sacrifice of the Assiniboin Indians, Photo, 1833

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.97

Description

Bodmer (Karl) Painting, Sacrifice of the Assiniboin Indians, near Fort Union, Photo, July, 1833. b/w. Depicts bison skull on rock with a rock on top of the skull. Rock formations in background. Label affixed to back: "Carl Bodmer Paints the Indian Frontier (1833-1834) 49. Sacrifice of the Assiniboin Indians, Near Fort Union, July, 1833" Stamped on back: "Please return to Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Washington 25, D.C. Original digital scan located on History CD 01

Made/Created

Studio

Bodmer, Karl

Date made

1833

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Artists

Search Terms

Bodmer, Karl, Native American, Assiniboin, Fort Union

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 16, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Karl Bodmer

Related Entries

Notes

AM2020.001.00040, P1991.01H.00098, P1991.01H.00099, P1991.01H.00100

Provenance

Notes

Copy of photograph of Boder painting circulated by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service..