Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians
1842
Artist, Swiss, 1817 - 1865
Printer
Publisher, German, active 19th century
Publisher, est. 1795
Publisher, French, active 19th century
Alex Manceau, after Karl Bodmer
Artwork overview
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Medium
hand-colored etching, aquatint, and mezzotint on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 30.48 × 43.97 cm (12 × 17 5/16 in.)
plate: 41.28 × 54.13 cm (16 1/4 × 21 5/16 in.)
sheet (trimmed at top): 41.75 × 58.9 cm (16 7/16 × 23 3/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2015.19.974
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Catalogue Raisonné
Ruud et al. 2004, no. 18, ii/iv
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(The Old Print Shop, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1960; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1963
Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963
1981
The Artist as Illustrator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, no. 5
Bibliography
2004
Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints. Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum, 2004, pp. 134-138, no. 18, ii/iv.
Inscriptions
text in plate:
Tab. 18 / K. Bodmer pinx. ad nat / Imp. de Chardon ainé et Aze / Alex. Manceau sculp. / Bisontanz der Mandan Indianer / vor der Medezin hütte / in Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch / Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians / in front of their Medecine Lodge. / in Mih-Tutta-Hankush / Danse du Bison des Indiens Mandans / devant la Loge de Medecine / a Mih-Toutta-Hangkouche. / Coblenz bei J. Hölscher / London, published by Ackermann & Co. 90. Strand. / Paris. Arthus Bertrand, éditeur
Markings
blindstamped lower center: C. Bodmer / Direct
Wikidata ID
Q77011378