The Painting and Politics of George Caleb Bingham |
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| Author:
| Rash, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-04731-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1991 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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George Caleb Bingham is one of the major American genre painters of the 19th century. Nicknamed The Missouri Artist, he left behind a vivid panorama of his state and its people which incorporated such social traumas as the Civil War and Reconstruction. While Bingham is now most famous for his riverboat paintings, he was also an active participant in Missouri politics throughout his life, holding public office for 30 years.
George Caleb Bingham is one of the major American genre painters of the 19th century. Nicknamed The Missouri Artist, he left behind a vivid panorama of his state and its people which incorporated such social traumas as the Civil War and Reconstruction. While Bingham is now most famous for his riverboat paintings, he was also an active participant in Missouri politics throughout his life, holding public office for 30 years.