Plains Indians Portraits and Scenes 24 Watercolors from the Joslyn Art Museum

Traveling among the tribes in the Upper Missouri area during the 1830s, Swiss artist Karl Bodmer captured on paper spectacular landscapes and striking portraits of Native Americans. This superb collection reproduces 24 paintings from that magnificent series, including Mandan Shrine, Teton Sioux Woman, Buffalo and Elk on the Upper Missouri, and Skin Lodge of an Assiniboin Chief. A delight for art lovers, these handsome cards will also serve as important visual records for historians and ethnologists.Bodmer, Karl is the author of 'Plains Indians Portraits and Scenes 24 Watercolors from the Joslyn Art Museum', published 2004 under ISBN 9780486435732 and ISBN 0486435733.