Karl Bodmer's America Revisited: Landscape Views Across Time (Volume 9) (The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West)

Less than thirty years after Lewis and Clark completed their epic journey, Prince Maximilian of Wied—a German naturalist—and his entourage set off on their own daring expedition across North America. Accompanying the prince on this 1832–34 voyage was Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, whose drawings and watercolors—designed to illustrate Maximilian’s journals—now rank among the great treasures of nineteenth-century American art. This lavishly illustrated book juxtaposes Bodmer’s landscape images with modern-day photographs of the same views, allowing readers to see what has changed, and what seems unchanged, since the time Maximilian and Bodmer made their storied trip up the Missouri River. To discover how the areas Bodmer depicted have changed over time, photographer Robert M. Lindholm and anthropologist W. Raymond Wood made several trips over a period of years, from 1985 to 2002, to locate and record the same sites—all the way from Boston Harbor, where Maximilian and Bodmer began their journey, to Fort McKenzie, in modern-day western Montana. Pairing sixty-seven Bodmer works side by side with Lindholm’s photographs of the same sites, this volume uses the comparison of old and new images to reveal alterations through time—and the encroachment of a built environment—across diverse landscapes. __Karl Bodmer’s America__ __Revisited__ is at once a tribute to the artistic achievements of a premier landscape artist and a photographer who followed in his footsteps, and a valuable record of America’s ever-changing environment. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 7 Foreword, by David C. Hunt 10 Preface, by W. Raymond Wood and Robert M. Lindholm 12 Introduction, by W. Raymond Wood and Robert M. Lindholm 16 Bodmer Landscapes and Lindholm Photographs 36 Boston Lighthouse: watercolor on paper 37 Boston Lighthouse: Massachusetts 38 The Bunker Hill Monument: wash on paper 39 Bunker Hill Monument: Boston 40 The Entry to the Bay of New York from Staten Island: watercolor and pencil on paper 41 Entry to the Bay of New York 42 View on the Delaware, Joseph Bonaparte's Garden: watercolor on paper 43 View on the Delaware River: New Jersey 44 View of Bethlehem on the Lehigh: watercolor on paper 45 View of Bethlehem: Pennsylvania 46 Bridge over the Monocasa at Bethlehem: pencil on paper 47 Bridge over Monocasa Creek at Bethlehem 48 A turtle: water on paper 49 Painted Turtle 50 The Delaware Water Gap: watercolor on paper 51 Delaware Water Gap 52 Dutot's Dwelling and the Delaware: pencil on paper 53 Dutot's Dwelling on the Delaware 54 View of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, with Railroad: watercolor on paper 55 Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe): Pennsylvania 56 View of Pittsburgh: watercolor and pencil 57 Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania 58 Economy, Rapp's Colony on the Ohio: watercolor on paper 59 Economy: Pennsylvania 60 Portland on the Ohio: watercolor on paper 61 Portland on the Ohio River 62 Rockport on the Ohio: watercolor and brown wash on paper 63 Rockport on the Ohio River 64 New Harmony on the Wabash: hand-colored aquatint 65 New Harmony on the Wabash 66 View of New Harmony: watercolor on paper 67 New Harmony: Indiana 68 Alibon, Edwards County, Illinois: pencil and wash on paper 69 Albion: Illinois 70 View of a Farm on the Illinois Prairie: watercolor on paper 71 Illinois Farm 72 Cave-in-Rock on the Ohio: pencil on paper 73 Cave-in-Rock on the Ohio 74 Smithland on the Ohio: pencil on paper 75 Smithland on the Ohio 76 Fort Massac on the Ohio: watercolor and pencil on paper 77 Fort Massac on the Ohio River 78 Mouth of the Ohio: pencil on paper 79 Mouth of the Ohio River 80 Lighthouse near the Natchez on the Mississippi: watercolor and pencil on paper 81 Lighthouse near Natchez: Mississippi 82 Military Barracks at Baton Rouge: watercolor on paper 83 Military Barracks at Baton Rouge: Louisiana 84 Baton Rouge on the Mississippi: pencil on paper 85 Baton Rouge: Louisiana 86 Tower Rock, View on the Mississippi: hand-colored aquatint 87 Tower Rock on the Mississippi River 88 Trappists Hill opposite St. Louis: pencil and ink on paper 89 Cahokia Mounds: Illinois, opposite St. Louis 90 The Steamboat, Yellow Stone: watercolor on paper 91 The Steamboat: Yellow Stone 92 Blacksnake Hills, Roubidoux's House: watercolor and pencil on paper 93 Roubidoux's House: St. Joseph, Missouri 94 The Missouri below the Mouth of the Platte: watercolor on paper 95 The Missouri below the Platte River 96 Mouth of the Platte River: watercolor and pencil on paper 97 Mouth of the Platte River: Nebraska 98 Missouri in the Morning below Council Bluffs: watercolor and pencil on paper 99 The Missouri below Council Bluffs 100 Ruins of Fort Atkinson: watercolor on paper 101 Ruins of Fort Atkinson: Nebraska 102 Mouth of the Big Sioux River: watercolor and pencil 103 Mouth of the Big Sioux River: Iowa 104 Grand Tower on the Missouri above the Nebraska: watercolor and penil on paper 105 Grand Tower on the Missouri: South Dakota 106 View of the Bluffs near Cedar Island: watercolor on paper 107 Bluffs near Cedar Island: Suoth Dakota 108 Head of a Pronghorn Antelope: watercolor on paper 109 Head of a Pronghorn 110 Bijou Hills on the Missouri: watercolor and pencil on paper 111 Bijou Hills: South Dakota 112 Fort Pierre on the Missouri: pencil on paper 113 Fort Pierre: South Dakota 114 Fort Union at the Mouth of the Yellowstone River: pencil on paper 115 Fort Union: North Dakota 116 Assiniboin Medicine Sign: watercolor on paper 117 Assiniboin Bison Medicine Sign 118 The White Castles on the Missouri: watercolor on paper 119 White Castles: Montana 120 Unusual Formations on the Upper Missouri: pencil and wash on paper 121 Chinese Wall: Montana 122 Unusual Sandstone Formations on the Upper Missouri: watercolor on paper 123 Steamboat Rock: Montana 124 Unusual Sandstone Formations on the Upper Missouri: watercolor on paper 125 Lone Sentinel: Montana 126 Remarkable Formations on the Banks of the Upper Missouri: watercolor on paper 127 Apostle Rock: Montana 128 Remarkable Formations on the Banks of the Upper Missouri: watercolor on paper 129 Seven Sisters: Montana 130 Remarkable Sandstone Formations on the Upper Missouri: pencil on paper 131 Hole-in-the-Wall: Montana 132 Strange Sandstone Formations on the Upper Missouri River: pencil on paper 133 Chapel Rock: Montana 134 Strange Sandstone Formations on the Upper Missouri River: pencil on paper 135 Castle Rock: Montana 136 Citadel Rock on the Upper Missouri: watercolor on paper 137 Citadel Rock: Montana 138 The Citadel-Rock on the Upper Missouri: hand-colored aquatint 139 Citadel Rock: Montana 140 View of the Stone Walls: watercolor on paper 141 Gates of the Stone Walls: Montana 142 Head of Female Bighorn Sheep: watercolor and pencil 143 Bighorn Sheep 144 Remarkable Elevations on the Banks of the Missouri: watercolor on paper 145 Grand Natural Wall: Montana 146 Remarkable Elevations on the Banks of the Missouri: watercolor on paper 147 LaBarge Rock: Montana 148 Alpenglow on the White Cliffs at Eagle Creek: Montana 149 Alpenglow on the White Cliffs at Eagle Creek: Montana 150 Atsina Camp: pencil on paper 151 Gros Ventre Indian Camp: Montana 152 View of the Bear Paw Mountains from Fort McKenzie: watercolor on paper 153 Bearpaw Mountains: Montana 154 First Chain of the Rocky Mountains above Fort McKenzie: watercolor on paper 155 Highwood Mountains: Montana 156 Fort McKenzie at the Mouth of the Marias River: watercolor and pencil on paper 157 Fort McKenzie: Montana 158 Bison Wounded in a Hunt: watercolor on paper 159 American Bison 160 Mih-Tutta-Hang-Kusch, Mandan Village: watercolor, sepia, and ink on paper 161 Mandan Village: North Dakota 162 Vincennes, Indiana: watercolor on paper 163 Vincennes: Indiana 164 View of Niagra Falls: watercolor and pencil on paper 165 Niagra Falls: New York 166 Notes 168 References 170 Index 172 "Less than thirty years after Lewis and Clark completed their epic journey, Prince Maximilian of Wied--a German naturalist--and his entourage set off on their own daring expedition across North America. Accompanying the prince on this 1832-34 voyage was Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, whose drawings and watercolors--designed to illustrate Maximilian's journals--now rank among the great treasures of nineteenth-century American art. This lavishly illustrated book juxtaposes Bodmer's landscape images with modern-day photographs of the same views, allowing readers to see what has changed, and what seems unchanged, since the time Maximilian and Bodmer made their storied trip up the Missouri River. To discover how the areas Bodmer depicted have changed over time, photographer Robert M. Lindholm and anthropologist W. Raymond Wood made several trips over a period of years, from 1985 to 2002, to locate and record the same sites--all the way from Boston Harbor, where Maximilian and Bodmer began their journey, to Fort McKenzie, in modern-day western Montana. Pairing sixty-seven Bodmer works side by side with Lindholm's photographs of the same sites, this volume uses the comparison of old and new images to reveal alterations through time--and the encroachment of a built environment--across diverse landscapes. 'Karl Bodmer's America Revisited' is at once a tribute to the artistic achievements of a premier landscape artist and a photographer who followed in his footsteps, and a valuable record of America's ever-changing environment."--Publisher's description Less than thirty years after Lewis and Clark completed their epic journey, Prince Maximilian of Wied - a German naturalist - and his entourage set off on their own daring expedition across North America. Accompanying the prince on this 1832-34 voyage was Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, whose drawings and watercolors - designed to illustrate Maximilian's journals - now rank among the great treasures of nineteenth-century American art. This lavishly illustrated book juxtaposes Bodmer's landscape images with modern-day photographs of the same views, allowing readers to see what has changed, and what seems unchanged, since the time Maximilian and Bodmer made their storied trip up the Missouri River