Archive for December 31, 2023

Art Treasures of Nebraska – Karl Bodmer “Mato-Tope (Four Bears) Mandan Chief (1834)” Karl Bodmer captured the character and pride of native people (and their leaders) in a series of watercolor portraits that became models for the prints that illustrated Maximilian zu Wied’s book, “Travels in the Interior of North America.” Bodmer’s pioneering watercolors are…