Missouri River Below the Mouth of Platte, Karl Bodmer Watercolor, Photo, 1833

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Missouri River Below Mouth of Platte, Bodmer Watercolor, 1833

Name/Title

Missouri River Below the Mouth of Platte, Karl Bodmer Watercolor, Photo, 1833

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.100

Description

Missouri River Below the Mouth of Platte, Karl Bodmer Watercolor, Photo, May 3, 1833. b/w. Depicts the wide river in the foreground with the smaller stream inlet in the background. Bluff hills on right are tree covered. Left bank is low grassy floodplain with trees. Label affixed to back: "Carl Bodmer Paints the Indian Frontier #3. 'Missouri River, Below the Mouth of the Platte.' May 3, 1833 Watercolor Circulated by the Smithsonian Institution" Stamped on back: "Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Washington 25, D.C."

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, Art

Search Terms

Early St. Joseph, Missouri River, Bodmer Art of St. Joseph Area, Bodmer, Karl

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.00097, P1991.01H.00098, P1991.01H.00099

Provenance

Notes

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