In 1833, an expedition led by Prince Maximilian, a German naturalist and explorer, and Karl Bodmer, a Swiss painter and illustrator, left St. Louis for a historic yearlong journey on the Missouri River. Their mission was to gather information about the American environment and native peoples.
Works produced by this scholar and artist are recognized as primary resources on the rich cultures of the Northern Plains Indians. Bodmer’s engravings represent one of the most comprehensive surveys of the American frontier ever produced.
These works will be on exhibit opening Aug. 31 and continuing through Jan. 4 in the ninth-floor Special Collections Exhibit Hall B at the Harold Washington Library Center.
“Reflections of a Journey: Engravings After Karl Bodmer” is free and open to the public.
For information, call 312-747-4876.
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Aug. 31 through Jan. 4 at the Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.
