The Missouri in the Morning
Description
The morning of April 23 dawned bright and fair, and Bodmer made this sketch of the Missouri River above Fort Leavenworth. Early in the afternoon the steamer reached the mouth of the Independence River. Maximilian wrote in his journal that "the forest was very green here.... To the left from lovely forested banks the Independence River opened up in a highly picturesque fashion into the Missouri."
Original German Title
None
Medium
watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 10 5/8
Call No.
JAM.1986.49.136
Approximate Date of Creation
23rd April 1833