Kurz Self-Portrait while in St. Joseph, Kurz Drawing, 1851, Photo

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

93.1H.203 Kurz Sketch, Self portait standing by horse, river behind

Name/Title

Kurz Self-Portrait while in St. Joseph, Kurz Drawing, 1851, Photo

Entry/Object ID

P1993.1H.203

Description

Kurz Self-Portrait while in S. Joseph, Kurz Drawing, 1851, Photo b/w. Drawing created by Rudolph F. Kurz, Swiss artist, who resided in St. Joseph for about 18 months in 1848-49. His object was to sketch the Native Americans. He made many sketches and hoped to create finished works once back in Switzerland. This may be a self-portrait. Depicts a man in fringed buckskin & hat, standing by his horse, sketch pad in his hand. Feathers dangle from horse's bridle. Wooded area and river behind him. Handwritten on back: "Probably self-portrait of Rudolph Frederick Kurz, August 26, 1851" Original digital scan located on History CD 03.

Made/Created

Artist

Rudolph F. Kurz

Date made

1851

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

Search Terms

Native American, Kurz, R.F. in St. Joseph, 1848, Native American Art

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: Various 8" x 10" and 5" x 7"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 31, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rudolph Kurz