Artwork of Karl Bodmer at the Joslyn Museum

 Karl Bodmer was a Swiss artisgt and print maker.  He traveled with Prince Maximilian up the Missouri River in 1832-1834.  Karl Bodmer was the artist and made sketches and paintings of Native Americans and the landscape.  They can only display so many of the paintings but there are over 400 on line at the museum website.

Fox River near New Harmony

Bullboats and figures

Bullboats and figures

Women of the Mandan White Buffalo Cow Society 

Hidatsa Village

Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians in Front of their Medicine Lodge

Prince Charles zu Wied, Prince Maximillian zu Weid and his brother Charles

Lewis and Clark Artistic Memorial at Miller Landing Park

 This art work was completed by John Howard Thein and John Mossman in 2004.  I found it very interesting as it depicted historical episodes.

buffalo hunt

River boat

pulling the boat

Lewis' dog Seaman