The White Castles on the Upper Missouri
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The White Castles on the Upper Missouri

The White Castles on the Upper Missouri

Karl Bodmer • 1833
Medium Hand-colored aquatint engraving
Current Location Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
Scene Depicted White Cliffs of the Missouri, Montana

Dramatic view of dazzling white bluffs along the Upper Missouri that Prince Maximilian compared to “white mountain castles.” Lewis and Clark had also noted these striking formations during their journey. Buffalo graze in the foreground.

Scene Location

White Cliffs of the Missouri, Montana

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