PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775–1840). Wild Indigo. 1808–1827. email The Bodmer/Maximilian collaboration produced a

The Bodmer/Maximilian collaboration produced a record of their expedition that is incontestably the finest early graphic study of the Plains tribes

Maximilian and Bodmer journeyed from St

written by Ferdinand V

The cartouche depicts interwoven pieces and is adorned with the fierce heads of creatures

or refined mirror installations

PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775–1840). Wild Indigo. 1808–1827. email The Bodmer/Maximilian collaboration produced aPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 17751840) Indigofera [Anil] [today known as Indigofera suffruticosa, Wild indigo, also known as indigo, Guatamala indigo, ail, ail de pasto, and ti cafe] Preparatory drawing for F. R. Tussac, Flore des Antilles, ou histoire gnrale botanique, rurale et economique des vgtaux indignes des Antilles. Paris: chez lauteur, F. Schoell et Hautel, 18081827. Vol. 2, Pl. 9 Watercolor and pencil on paper Inscribed Indigofera