Karl Bodmer
Bison Dance
1831
Physical Qualities
Graphite on paper (recto and verso), Sheet: 194 × 274 mm. (7 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.7197
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Alistair Cooke," Mar. 30 - Apr. 2, 1973.
The Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 'A Faithful and Vivid Picture: Karl Bodmer's North American Prints', Sept. 28-Dec. 29, 2002; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas: July 19, 2003-Sept. 28, 2003.
The Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 'A Faithful and Vivid Picture: Karl Bodmer's North American Prints', Sept. 28-Dec. 29, 2002; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas: July 19, 2003-Sept. 28, 2003.
Marvin C. Ross, 'Five American Indian Drawings by Karl Bodmer', The Baltimore Museum of Art News 16:3 (February-March 1953), p. 11, fig. 4, inside front cover.
Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum; Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004), p. 135.
Inscribed: RECTO: LR, graphite, 'KB.' and 'Indiens Corbeaux/1831'. VERSO: LR, graphite, '4 of 9 pieces No 8'; UR, blue ink stamp, 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION'
