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Studio of George Caleb Bingham
Studio of George Caleb Bingham
Studio of George Caleb Bingham

Studio of George Caleb Bingham

American, 1811 - 1879
BiographyAlthough he was born in Augusta County, Virginia, George Caleb Bingham eventually became famous for his idyllic scenes depicting everyday life in Missouri. Bingham’s family moved to the Missouri area around 1818 and by 1835 the artist had made a name for himself as a self-taught portrait painter. His success afforded him the opportunity to travel east to study in Philadelphia and New York in 1838. In 1845 he began producing a series of paintings featuring life on the Missouri River, often depicting boatmen. That same year the artist sent two of his western paintings to the American Art-Union Exhibition in New York. Bingham was a member of the Whig party and became involved in local Missouri politics beginning in the 1840s. He was inspired to create another series of paintings, this time dealing with frontier political life. Bingham traveled farther west later in his life, visiting Colorado in 1872, just a few years before his death in 1879.


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Kenneth Riley
born Waverly, Missouri, 1919; died Santa Barbara, California, 2015
Thomas Hart Benton
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Bert Geer Phillips
born Hudson, New York, 1868; died San Diego, California, 1956
Betty Sapp Ragan
born Birmingham, Alabama, 1937; died University Place, Washington, 2015
Charles Banks Wilson
born Springdale, Washington, 1918; died Rogers, Arkansas, 2013
JPEG
born Baltimore, Maryland, 1810; died Baltimore, Maryland, 1874
JPEG
born Zanesville, Ohio, 1843; died Denver, Colorado, 1914
Albertus Del Orient Browere
born Tarrytown, New York, 1814; died Catskill, New York, 1887
Junius Brutus Stearns
born Arlington, Vermont, 1810; died New York, New York, 1885
George Catlin
born Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 1796; died Jersey City, New Jersey, 1872
Reynold Weidenaar
born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915; died Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1985
Joe Beeler
born Joplin, Missouri, 1931; died Prescott, Arizona, 2006