View of St. Louis
View of St. Louis
Artist
Leon Pomarede
(ca. 1807 - 1892)
Dateca. 1832-1835
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 39 in. (73.7 x 99.1 cm)
Framed: 36 1/2 in. × 46 1/4 in. × 3 in.
Framed: 36 1/2 in. × 46 1/4 in. × 3 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.16
Accession number
2007.16
On View
On viewLabel TextSt. Louis, the “Gateway to the West,” was a thriving metropolis and trade center during the 1800s. Explorers, fur trappers, hunters, merchants, and settlers all passed through the busy hub on the Mississippi River.
Leon Pomarede, a Frenchman who immigrated to the US around 1830, lived and worked in St. Louis for over 50 years. Here, he captured the bustling activity of ferryboat traffic. He took this view from the Illinois side of the river, looking west toward the city on the opposite bank.
