Encampment of the Piekann Indians

1835

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Unknown Artist, Karl Bodmer, and others

Encampment of the Piekann Indians

Artist: Unknown Artist
Artist: Karl Bodmer
Author: Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied

Encampment of the Piekann Indians

1835

Physical Qualities Etching , Sheet: 289 x 440 mm. (11 3/8 x 17 5/16 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 1996.48.11461

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

Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, "A Faithful and Vivid Picture: Karl Bodmer's North American Prints," September 28-December 29, 2002; circulated to Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, July 19-September 28, 2003.

Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum; Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004), p. 218.

Jurovics, Toby (Editor). Faces from the Interior: The North American Portraits of Karl Bodmer. Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 2021.

Inscribed: Inscribed in ink: lower right "K Bodmer" Inscribed in pencil: lower left "1er Etat"; three groups of figures are circled and annotated "1e groupe", "2e groupe / a 12 Cr. large / à 11 1/2 si possible [in blue pencil, crossed out]", "3e groupe"

Markings: None