George Caleb Bingham

George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American artist whose paintings of American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style. Left to languish in obscurity, Bingham's work was rediscovered in the 1930s. He is now widely considered one of the greatest American painters of the 19th century, his centennial celebrated in 2011. That year the George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonné Supplement Of Paintings & Drawings announced the authentication of ten recently discovered paintings by Bingham; like all but about 5% of his works, they are unsigned.

Read more about George Caleb Bingham:  Early Life and Education, Marriage and Family, Career in St. Louis, Fur Traders Descending The Missouri, Legacy and Honors, Bingham Bicentennial 2011, Gallery, Works

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