George Caleb Bingham
George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American artist. His paintings of American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River are good examples of the Luminist style. Bingham was little-known in his time. His work was rediscovered in the 1930s. By 2011, he was considered one of the greatest American painters of the 19th century.
| George Caleb Bingham | |
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| File:George Caleb Bingham - Self-Portrait of the Artist.jpg | |
| A self-portrait by George Caleb Bingham, painted 1834-35 | |
| Born | March 20, 1811 Augusta County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1879 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | [Self taught by study of prints of Old Masters and copybooks] |
| Movement | Luminism |
George Caleb Bingham Media
- George Caleb Bingham - Boatmen on the Missouri - Google Art Project.jpg
Boatmen on the Missouri, 1846, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Mrs George Caleb Bingham (Sarah Elizabeth Hutchison) and Son, Newton by George Caleb Bingham.jpg
His first wife, Sarah, and eldest son, Newton, who died when 4 years old. (George Caleb Bingham, ca 1841)
- George Caleb Bingham- "The Jolly Flatboatmen".jpg
Jolly Flatboatmen, 1846
- George Caleb Bingham - Order No. 11 - Google Art Project.jpg
General Ewing's Order No. 11 of 1863 (painted 1868)
- George Caleb Bingham 001.jpg
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, c. 1845
- George Caleb Bingham - The County Election.jpg
The County Election, 1852
- George Caleb Bingham - Stump Speaking.jpg
Stump Speaking, 1853–54
- Meredith Miles Marmaduke.jpg
Governor M. M. Marmaduke
- George Caleb Bingham - The Verdict of the People.jpg
The Verdict of the People 1854–55
- George Caleb Bingham - Raftsmen Playing Cards.jpg
Raftsmen Playing Cards, 1847
Related pages
References
- George Caleb Bingham Archived 2015-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
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