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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of Rudolph Friedrich Kurz drawings, undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2522-c
- Creators:
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Kurz, Rudolf Friedrich, 1818-1871
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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124 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of drawings made by Rudolph Friederich Kurz in his diary while traveling to the western fur trading posts on the Mississippi and upper Missouri Rivers (1846-1852). Most of the drawings depict Native Americans, horses, artifacts, forts, and landscapes. The photographs were made or collected by David I. Bushnell in Berne, Switzerland, and are mounted for publication, probably in BAE Bulletin 115.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Rudolf Friedrich Kurz (1818-1871) was born to a successful Swiss banker and developed his painting skills through extensive studies in Bern and Paris. Inspired by the works of George Catlin, Kurz traveled to the United States in 1846 to visit the Native Americans living on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. He documented this expedition through text and sketches in his journals, which were later published. In 1852, Kurz returned to Bern, where he taught art until his death in 1871.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Original drawings in the Historical Museum in Bern, Switzerland.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 2522-c, Photographs of Rudolph Friedrich Kurz drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives also holds Bushnell's transcription of Kurz's journal (MS 2522-a), Myris Jarrell's translation of the journal (MS 2522-b), and related notes (MS 2522-d).
Contained in
Contained in
Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 2522-c
Bibliography
Bibliography
Photographs published in "Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz," translated by Myrtis Jarrell, ed. J. N. B. Hewitt, BAE Bulletin 115, 1937.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Assiniboin; Assiniboine
Gros Ventre; Hidatsa
Otoe
Sioux
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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