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Herd of Bisons on the Upper Missouri
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Herd of Bisons on the Upper Missouri

Artist/Maker Karl Bodmer Switzerland, 1809 - 1893
Datec. 1839
MediumHand colored aquatint; etching; roulette
Dimensionsimage: 10 × 12 5/8 in. (25.4 × 32.1 cm) frame: 26 3/4 × 25 1/2 in. (67.9 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1992.004
ClassificationsPrint
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DescriptionHerds of bison stand on the bank of the missouri. The sun sets in the background, glowing yellow at the base of the light blue sky.