Big Bend on the Upper Missouri, 1900 Miles above St. Louis
1832
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.3 × 36.4 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-135689
“Saturday, fifth day of our voyage from the mouth of Yellow Stone . . . Landed our canoe in the Grand Détour (or Big Bend) as it is called, at the base of a stately clay mound, and ascended, all hands, to the summit level, to take a glance at the picturesque and magnificent works of Nature that were about us. Spent the remainder of the day in painting a view of this grand scene; for which purpose…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1832 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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