Artist as Explorer
1) List and explain the motivations for European countries to explore the world during the Age of Exploration? I listed three in the lecture.
2) Why were artists brought along on expeditions throughout our history? Where did artists get their resources beforethey began accompanying the explorers and drawing from life?
3) What were Maximillian’s motivations for going on the expedition up the Missouri River? What was Bodmer’s job on the expedition and why did Maximillian hire him? What type of artist was Bodmer before the trip?
4)Why were Bodmer’s illustrations so important to the Native populations? What happened to their culture soon after the expedition? What is the legacy the expedition gave to the native cultures of the Missouri River area?
5) What is the condition of the river today? What impacts are effecting the river and how has it changed?
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The first impressions Europe got of the New World were illustrations from artists who accompanied the explorers on their voyages. The drawings and watercolors were done by the trained artists whose role on the voyages was to document the discoveries…
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