This Week in the West: The Prince and the Painter - the story of Karl Bodmer

This Week in the West · Oct 27, 2025 · 5m

🤠This Week in the West

🎙️ Episode 52: The Prince and the Painter - the story of Karl Bodmer

📢 Episode Summary:

Karl Bodmer may have been born along the Rhine River, but his greatest artistic legacy came from his journey up the Missouri. This episode of This Week in the West follows the young Swiss artist who, at just 23 years old, joined Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied on an ambitious scientific expedition through the American frontier in the 1830s. Their goal was to record the landscapes, wildlife, and Indigenous peoples of North America with accuracy and respect—and Bodmer’s brush brought…