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Karl Bodmer, (February 6, 1809-October 30, 1893),
was a Switzerland|Swiss painter of the American
West.  He accompanied Germany|German explorer 
Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied in 1832 through 1834 on
his Missouri River expedition.  He was hired as an
artist by Maximilian with the specific intent of
traveling through the American West and recording
images of the different tribes they saw along the
way. 
When the expedition was complete, he returned to
Germany with Prince Maximilian, then traveled to
France. In Paris he had many scenes from the
expedition (81 total) reproduced as aquatints. The
Prince had these images incorporated into his
book, Travels in the Interior of North America
published in London in 1839.  After returning to
Europe, he lived in Barbizon, France, where he
became a French citizen. At that point he changed
his name to "Charles Bodmer". Today the majority
of his originals are located in three collections
spread across the United States, with the majority
of them located at the Joselyn Art Museum in
Omaha, Nebraska.



Fort Pierre and the adjacent prairie

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