Pottowattomie Indians at Mouth of Blacksnake Creek, Kurz Sketches & Paintng for 1848. Photos (5)

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

93.1H.207 Pottowattomie at Blacksnake Creek Mouth, Kurz Sketch, 1849

Name/Title

Pottowattomie Indians at Mouth of Blacksnake Creek, Kurz Sketches & Paintng for 1848. Photos (5)

Entry/Object ID

P1993.1H.205

Description

Pottowattomie Indians at Mouth of Blacksnake Creek, Kurz Sketches Painting for 1848. Photos (5). b/w. Five copies both 8 x 10 and 5 x 7 of the painting 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. He was only able to complete this one and another of brave standing in wooded area at Blacksnake Creek. (see 93.1H.204) The finished painting shows five Native Americans leaning on boulder. Three are seen from their backs as they look out on the confluence with the Missouri River, looking west. A female holding a baby is seated at the base of the boulder with dog at her feet. Another male, leaning on rock has his face turned forward. Based on Kurz journal the sketches may have been made Aug. 9, 1949. SJM has in its collection a print of this painting that at one time hung in the Office of the Mayor of St. Joseph. 93.1H.205-206 = Sketch 93.1H.207-209 = Painting Original digital scan located on History CD 03.

Made/Created

Artist

Rudolph F. Kurz

Date made

1848

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

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rudolph Kurz