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Bodmer Karl (1809-1893) - 1843c.The Interior of the Hut of a Mandan Chief

Karl Bodmer was a Swiss painter of the American West. He accompanied German explorer Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied from 1832 through 1834 on his Missouri River expedition. He was hired as an artist by Maximilian with the specific intent of traveling through the American West and recording images of the different tribes they saw along the way.

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Uploaded on March 16, 2009
Taken on March 15, 2009